Schmutzfink

== German == === Etymology === From Schmutz (“dirt”) +‎ Fink (“finch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʃmʊt͡sfɪŋk] Hyphenation: Schmutz‧fink === Noun === Schmutzfink m (weak or mixed, genitive (standard) Schmutzfinken or (colloquial) Schmutzfinks, plural Schmutzfinken) litterbug; slob Synonyms: Schmierfink, Dreckfink, Dreckspatz ==== Usage notes ==== The word may have weak or mixed declension; colloquially it is also strong. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Schmutzfink”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Schmutzfink” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Schmutzfink” in Duden online