Schufterei

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃʊftəˈʁaɪ̯/ Hyphenation: Schuf‧te‧rei === Etymology 1 === From schuften (“work hard”) +‎ -erei (abstract noun suffix). ==== Noun ==== Schufterei f (genitive Schufterei, plural Schuftereien) (colloquial) hard work Synonyms: Gewürge, Rackerei, Knochenarbeit ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Schuft (“scoundrel”) +‎ -erei (abstract noun suffix) ==== Noun ==== Schufterei f (genitive Schufterei, plural Schuftereien) (rarer than the previous) a villainous act Synonyms: Niedertracht, Böswilligkeit, Untat ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Schufterei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Schufterei”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)