Grobian

See also: grobian

German

Etymology

Earlier Grobianus, humorously formed from grob (“coarse”) +‎ Latin -iānus. Compare Dummerjan, Liederjan etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁoːbi̯aːn/
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Noun

Grobian m (strong, genitive Grobianes or Grobians, plural Grobiane)

  1. brute
    Synonyms: Rohling, Rowdy, Rüpel
    • 1819, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Dem Schenken”, in West-östlicher Divan‎; republished as Edward Dowden, transl., West-Eastern Divan, 1914:
      Setze mir nicht, du Grobian, / Mir den Krug so derb vor die Nase
      Clown, do not clap the vessel that you bear / In such rough fashion here beneath my nose!

Declension
Declension of Grobian [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Grobian die Grobiane
genitive eines des Grobianes, Grobians der Grobiane
dative einem dem Grobian, Grobiane1 den Grobianen
accusative einen den Grobian die Grobiane

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → English: grobian
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: grobian
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: grobian
  • → Polish: grubianin
  • → Romanian: grobian
  • → Russian: грубиян (grubijan)
  • → Swedish: grobian

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