Beckmesser

== German == === Etymology === Figurative sense after the character Sixtus Beckmesser in Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛkmɛsɐ/ === Proper noun === Beckmesser m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Beckmessers or (with an article) Beckmesser, feminine genitive Beckmesser, plural Beckmessers or Beckmesser) a surname === Noun === Beckmesser m (strong, genitive Beckmessers, plural Beckmesser) (derogatory) pedantic critic ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== beckmessern beckmesserisch Beckmesserei === Further reading === “Beckmesser” in Duden online “Beckmesser” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache