schuw
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxyu̯/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: schuw
- Rhymes: -yu̯
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch schu. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adjective
schuw (comparative schuwer, superlative schuwst)
- (animals) shy of humans, wild
- (people) shy, unsociable
Inflection
Inflection of schuw | ||||
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uninflected | schuw | |||
inflected | schuwe | |||
comparative | schuwer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | schuw | schuwer | het schuwst het schuwste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | schuwe | schuwere | schuwste |
n. sing. | schuw | schuwer | schuwste | |
plural | schuwe | schuwere | schuwste | |
definite | schuwe | schuwere | schuwste | |
partitive | schuws | schuwers | — |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: sku
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
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