Kredithai

German

Etymology

From Kredit (“loan”) +‎ Hai (“shark”), a loan translation of English loan shark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁeˈdiːtˌhaɪ̯/, /-ˈdɪt-/

• Audio

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Noun

Kredithai m (strong, genitive Kredithais or Kredithaies, plural Kredithaie)

1. loan shark

   Synonym: Wucherer

Declension

Declension of Kredithai [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kredithai	die	Kredithaie
genitive	eines	des	Kredithais, Kredithaies	der	Kredithaie
dative	einem	dem	Kredithai, Kredithaie1	den	Kredithaien
accusative	einen	den	Kredithai	die	Kredithaie

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Kredithai” in Duden online