Schuldiger

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃʊldɪɡər/, [ˈʃʊl.dɪ.ɡɐ] === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German schuldigære (“debtor, accused” as well as “creditor, accuser”). Equivalent to the obsolete verb schuldigen +‎ -er. Compare Schuldner (“debtor, one who owes money”). In the Lord's Prayer a calque of Latin debitor. ==== Noun ==== Schuldiger m (strong, genitive Schuldigers, plural Schuldiger) (religion, biblical) one who is in moral debt, a sinner, trespasser ===== Usage notes ===== Now chiefly used in the Lord's Prayer, where unsern Schuldigern translates “those who trespass against us”. ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See schuldig. ==== Noun ==== Schuldiger m (adjectival, definite nominative der Schuldige, genitive (des) Schuldigen, plural Schuldige, definite plural die Schuldigen, feminine Schuldige) nominalization of schuldig: culprit, one who is guilty, culpable, at fault (male or unspecified sex) ===== Declension ===== ==== Noun ==== Schuldiger f inflection of Schuldige: strong genitive/dative singular strong genitive plural