Scheu

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German schiech (“despondent, frightening, ugly”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh (“shy, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, fearful”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian skjou (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), English shy, Danish sky (“shy”), and doublet of schiech.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɔɪ̯/
  • Hyphenation: Scheu
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Noun

Scheu f (genitive Scheu, no plural)

  1. shyness

Declension

Declension of Scheu
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Scheu
genitive einer der Scheu
dative einer der Scheu
accusative eine die Scheu

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Scheu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Scheu” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Scheu” in Duden online
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