liver sausage
die Leberwurst, die Leberwürste
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liver sausage
A spreadable cooked sausage made mainly from liver (usually pork), meat, fat, and spices.
Zum Frühstück esse ich am liebsten ein Brötchen mit grober Leberwurst.
For breakfast, I like best to eat a bread roll with coarse liver sausage.
to sulk
An idiom meaning to be offended, touchy, or sulky for no reason or in an exaggerated way.
Nur weil er nicht mitspielen durfte, spielt er jetzt die beleidigte Leberwurst.
Just because he wasn't allowed to join in, he's sulking now.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Leberwürste |
| genitive | der Leberwurst |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Leberwurst | die Leberwürste |
| accusative | die Leberwurst | die Leberwürste |
| dative | der Leberwurst | den Leberwürsten |
| genitive | der Leberwurst | der Leberwürste |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is a simple compound of 'Leber' (liver) and 'Wurst' (sausage). So it describes a type of sausage whose characteristic ingredient is liver.
Ich hätte gern 100 Gramm von der feinen Leberwurst.
I'd like 100 grams of the smooth liver sausage, please.
The idiom 'die beleidigte Leberwurst spielen' (to act like the offended liver sausage / to sulk) is a fixed unit. The verb is always 'spielen' (to play). The person who is offended is the subject of the sentence.
Spiel doch nicht gleich die beleidigte Leberwurst, es war nur ein Scherz!
Don't start sulking right away; it was only a joke!
Since liver sausage is usually spreadable, it is often used with the verb 'schmieren' (to spread). You say 'Leberwurst aufs Brot schmieren' (to spread liver sausage on bread). A distinction is also made between 'grober' (coarse) and 'feiner' (smooth/fine) Leberwurst.
Zum Abendessen schmiere ich mir ein Brot mit grober Leberwurst.
For dinner, I spread myself a slice of bread with coarse liver sausage.
The idiom comes from an old medical idea according to which the liver was the seat of feelings and temperament. A 'Problem mit der Leber' (problem with the liver) therefore meant a bad mood or anger.
Er redet kein Wort mehr mit uns und spielt die beleidigte Leberwurst.
He isn't saying another word to us and is sulking.
