Grumbler

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Grantler , from Bavarian - Austrian grumpy (grumpy), is a slang expression for a person with a grumpy mood, especially in the Bavarian dialects , which was also increasingly popular in the wider German-speaking area. The term should not be confused with the similar sounding Grattler .

Word origin

The origin of Grantler , derived from grumpy - “in a bad mood; angry, displeased ”is not entirely clear, but can probably be traced back to the adjectives pointed , sharp . Grantig has been documented since the 16th century, and it is also assumed that it comes from the Upper German verb grennen - “to cry”. In the Bavarian dialects there is also the grant and grumpiness , which describe ill-temperedness and resentment.

In the German dictionary by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm it is too grumpy :

"Granted, adj. , grandig, also umlauted gräntig, grändig, a primarily bair.-austrian. word in the sense of 'quarrelsome, sullen, ill-tempered' u. since the 16th century verifiable, but still see grumpiness. there are various options for deriving it. in terms of meaning, relationship to awns would be very close; But this belongs in the western language area, and the dental also needs an explanation; the more expected derivatives grannig […] and grannisch (sd) are far behind grannig. a relation to grand 'coarse sand', which is derived from adj. grandig comes to meanings similar to grumpy, but the regional spread of the words stands in the way. Fick 43, 139 poses grumpily with mouth. granten 'be greedy' to the root * ridge, pointy, sharp ', as formations with inserted nasalis or as cross forms between * ridge and * granna' sharp, thin '[...]. for another attempt at derivation see p. v. krantwerre and grand, adj. in the more recent language, especially in the dialect, there is obviously an exchange and blurring of boundaries between grumpy, granny [...]. "

use

The cliché of the grumbling is reflected in the German Schwank , the Commedia dell'arte , as it was received by authors such as Nestroy , Raimund or Karl Valentin , but also Molière , and the homeland novel in popular theater plays up to today's radio and print media, e.g. . B. reflected in the comedy nobility as well as in Heimatfilme . Examples of typical grumblers are, for example, in Molière: Alceste in Der Menschenfeind , Argan in The conceited sick man in the hypochondriac variant; Alois Hingerl, the Munich man in heaven or Mundl from the TV series A real Viennese does not go under .

Likewise, actors or characters are ascribed the character of a grumbler, such as Karl Valentin as the legendary Munich grumbler or Hans Moser , Otto Schenk and Fritz Muliar , who were the epitome of the Viennese grunt. Also a well-known actor of grumpy characters was the actor Walter Sedlmayr . The figure of the grumbler is embodied in cabaret by Gerhard Polt or Christian Springer . Mr. Hirnbeiß with his Zamperl is a Munich grumbler portrayed by the cartoonist Franziska Bilek .

See also

literature

Web links

Wiktionary: grumpy  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ulrich Ammon, Hans Bickel, Jakob Ebner: German dictionary of variants . Gruyter 2004, pp. 305/306, books.google.de
  2. ↑ grumpy . duden.de; Retrieved June 24, 2011
  3. ^ Friedrich Kluge: Etymological dictionary of the German language . 24th edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2002, p. 368.
  4. ^ Grant duden.de, accessed June 24, 2011
  5. ↑ grumpiness . duden.de; Retrieved June 24, 2011
  6. ↑ grumpy. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 8 : Glibber – Gräzist - (IV, 1st section, part 5). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1958, Sp. 1884–1886 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
  7. ↑ Grantler, Piefkes and others - Mannheimer Morgen. Retrieved July 2, 2020 .