# die Pechnelke

die Pechnelke is a German noun meaning “campion”. Forms: der Pechnelke, die Pechnelken.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Pechnelke
- Plural: die Pechnelken

## In other languages

- Русский: ботан. лихнис, зорька

## Meanings

1. campion (any of various plants in the genus Lychnis)
2. _colloquial · humorous_ person who is often unlucky
   - Du bist aber auch ’ne alte Pechnelke. — You're just an old schlimazel.

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