Armleuchter

== German == === Etymology === From Arm (“arm, upper limb”) +‎ Leuchter (“candlestick”). The pejorative use is from the similarity with Arschloch (“arsehole”), or perhaps specifically the latter's plural form, Arschlöcher. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʁmˌlɔʏ̯çtəʁ/, [ˈʔaʁmˌlɔʏ̯ç.tɐ], [ˈʔaɐ̯m-], [ˈʔaːm-] Hyphenation: Arm‧leuch‧ter === Noun === Armleuchter m (strong, genitive Armleuchters, plural Armleuchter) candelabrum (candle holder with two or more arms) Synonym: Kandelaber Hypernym: Kerzenständer (derogatory, minced oath) a contemptible or stupid person, a dick, prick, jerk, fool Synonyms: Arschloch, Mistkerl, Trottel, Idiot ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Armleuchter” in Duden online “Armleuchter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Armleuchter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon Kluge, Friedrich (2002), “Armleuchter”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 24th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN