sjofel

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German schofel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sjoːfəl/, [ˈɕoːˀfəl]

Adjective

sjofel

  1. dirty, smutty, bawdy, filthy
  2. beastly
  3. shabby

Inflection
Inflection of sjofel
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular sjofel — —2
Neuter singular sjofelt — —2
Plural sjofle — —2
Definite attributive1 sjofle — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms
  • sjofelhed c
  • sjofert c
  • sjofle (verb)

Dutch

Etymology

Either borrowed from German schofel from Yiddish or a direct borrowing from Yiddish שפֿל‎ (shofl, “shabby”), from Hebrew שָׁפָל‎ (šāfāl, “low, humble”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃoː.fəl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: sjo‧fel
  • Rhymes: -oːfəl

Adjective

sjofel (comparative sjofeler, superlative sjofelst)

  1. shabby, poor.

Inflection
Inflection of sjofel
uninflected sjofel
inflected sjofele
comparative sjofeler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial sjofelsjofelerhet sjofelst
het sjofelste
indefinite m./f. sing. sjofelesjofeleresjofelste
n. sing. sjofelsjofelersjofelste
plural sjofelesjofeleresjofelste
definite sjofelesjofeleresjofelste
partitive sjofelssjofelers—

Derived terms
  • sjofelaar
  • sjofelheid
  • sjofeltjes
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