Ramsch
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editUncertain, perhaps related to Etymology 2. Possibly cognate with Dutch ramsj, from Yiddish ראַמש (ramsh). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
editRamsch m (strong, genitive Ramsches or Ramschs, plural Ramsche)
- (derogatory, usually in the singular) junk (miscellaneous items of little value)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Zeug
Declension
editDeclension of Ramsch [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from French rams, ramas, from ramasser (“to pick up”).
Noun
editRamsch m (strong, genitive Ramsches or Ramschs, plural Ramsche)
- (card games, skat) an unofficial round sometimes played if all three players pass in the bidding, having no declarer and the goal of achieving the lowest score.
- (card games, rare) plain-trick card game related to rams
- Synonym: Ramscheln
- 1905, Alban von Hahn, “Regel für den Ramsch”, in Buch der Spiele: Encyklopädie sämtlicher bekannten Spiele und Unterhaltungsweisen für alle Kreise, O. Spamer, page 378:
- 54. Regel. Wie im Null, so muß man sich auch im Ramsch Fehlfarben zu verschaffen suchen, um dann später darauf die gefährlichen Karten los zu werden.
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Related terms
editEtymology 3
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editRamsch m (strong, genitive Ramsches or Ramschs, plural Ramsche)
- (historical university slang) Synonym of Kontrahage
Further reading
edit- “Ramsch (Kram)” in Duden online
- “Ramsch (Skat)” in Duden online
- “Ramsch (Duell)” in Duden online
- “Ramsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ramsch” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Ramsch on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Ramsch (Kartenspiel) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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