Abc-Schütze

== German == === Etymology === From Abc (“ABC”) +‎ Schütze (“shooter; private”), of uncertain origin, 16th c. Schütze might refer to the lowest army rank, possibly in part because school starters are often made to walk in rows of two and, generally, are treated like incompetent beings similarly to military recruits. Alternatively, from Latin tīrō (“beginner”) incorrectly interpreted as related to French tirer (“to shoot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌaːbeˈtseːˌʃʏtsə/ === Noun === Abc-Schütze m (weak, genitive Abc-Schützen, plural Abc-Schützen, feminine Abc-Schützin) (informal, dated in most regions) first-year pupil; child who has just started school; abecedarian Synonyms: Erstklässler, i-Dötzchen, Schulanfänger ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === Schulanfänger on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Abc-Schütze”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German) “Abceschütz” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.