holterdiepolter

Holterdiepolter (also: holterdipolter ) is an adverb meaning "hastily", "immediately" or "hastily". It stands out because of its iterative word structure, which is characterized by the insert di (e) and a rhyme . The word has the structure "basic word (with a consonant change at the beginning of the word) + di (e) + basic word". Apart from the insert, its structure is comparable to reduplications such as ratzfatz or jerkzuck . The verb rumbling is regarded as the basic word , which as a nuance of meaning to "hurry, quickly, immediately" still contributes to the fact that the process in question is noisy, uneven or hasty, just "rumbling".

See also

• Helter Skelter

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hermann Paul: German dictionary. History of meaning and structure of our vocabulary. 10th, revised and expanded edition by Helmut Henne, Heidrun Kämper and Georg Objartel. Niemeyer, Tübingen 2002. Keyword: “bump”. ISBN 3-484-73057-9 .