die Landkrabbe
Translation
land crab, landlubber
Examples
Als Seemann nannte er mich immer eine Landkrabbe.
As a sailor, he always called me a landlubber.
Die Landkrabbe vergräbt sich im feuchten Sand.
The land crab buries itself in the damp sand.
Grammar Patterns
die Landkrabbe noun Used as a subject or object. He is a Landkrabbe.
Similar Words
Synonym: Landratte (landlubber); Antonym: Seebär (old salt)
Etymology
Composed of 'Land' (land) and 'Krabbe' (crab). Literally a 'land crab', but also used figuratively.
Memory Tips
Picture a crab ('Krabbe') walking awkwardly on land ('Land'), similar to how a non-sailor might act on a boat.