Schuft

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German

Etymology

According to Kluge, borrowed from Middle Low German schūvūt (“eagle owl”) (itself onomatopoeic in origin). The word may have been applied to criminals because, like the bird, they shy away from the light of day.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ʊft

Noun

Schuft m (strong, genitive Schuftes or Schufts, plural Schufte)

  1. scoundrel, villain

Declension

Declension of Schuft
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schuft die Schufte
genitive eines des Schuftes, Schufts der Schufte
dative einem dem Schuft, Schufte1 den Schuften
accusative einen den Schuft die Schufte

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German schūvūt (“eagle owl”), of imitative origin.

Noun

Schuft m (plural Schuften)

  1. scoundrel, rogue, scamp
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