Schlaraffe

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German slûraffe, literally "lazy monkey", a compound of slûr (“idler, lazybones”), from which also German Schluri (“thoughtless, irresponsible, unreliable person”) derives, + affe (“fool, idiot, dork”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʃlaˈʁafə] Hyphenation: Schla‧raf‧fe === Noun === Schlaraffe m (weak, genitive Schlaraffen, plural Schlaraffen) (archaic) idler, loafer ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Schlaraffenland === References === === Further reading === “Schlaraffe” in Duden online “Schlaraffe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.