Schuss

See also: schuss and Schuß

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German scuz, from Proto-Germanic *skutiz. Cognate with Dutch scheut, Old English scyte, Icelandic skutur. Related to schießen and Schoß.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃʊs/
  • Rhymes: -ʊs
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Noun

Schuss m (genitive Schusses, plural Schüsse, diminutive Schüsschen n)

  1. shot
  2. (colloquial, with haben) mild craziness
  3. (colloquial) (sexually) attractive person, usually female
  4. (colloquial) a narcotic injection
  5. (skiing) a straight run downhill

Declension
Declension of Schuss
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schuss die Schüsse
genitive eines des Schusses der Schüsse
dative einem dem Schuss,
Schusse1		 den Schüssen
accusative einen den Schuss die Schüsse
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Serbo-Croatian: šȕs

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃus/

Noun

Schuss m (plural Schiss)

  1. shot

Further reading
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