Schuss

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See also: schuss and Schuß

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German schuz, from Old High German scuz, from Proto-West Germanic *skuti, whence English shoot and skeet.

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 (strong, genitive Schusses, plural Schüsse, diminutive Schüsschen n)

  1. shot
  2. (singular only) ammunition
    • 2022 July 25, “Ukraine-Krieg: Kiew erhält erste drei Gepard-Luftabwehrpanzer aus Deutschland”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:
      »Heute sind offiziell die ersten drei Geparde eingetroffen«, sagte Verteidigungsminister Olexij Resnikow am Montag im ukrainischen Fernsehen. Dazu seien auch mehrere Zehntausend Schuss übergeben worden.
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  3. (colloquial) (mild) craziness
    Synonym: Knall
    einen Schuss habento be round the bend
  4. (colloquial, dated) (sexually) attractive person, usually female
  5. (colloquial) narcotic injection
    • 1978, Horst Rieck, Christiane F., Kai Hermann, Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo [Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.], published 2011, →ISBN, page 119:
      Und ich passte immer auf, dass ich immer genug H für den Schuss am nächsten Morgen aufbewahrte.
      And I always made sure I always saved enough H for next morning's shot.
  6. (skiing) schuss (straight run downhill)
  7. (alcoholic beverages, cooking) dash (small quantity of a liquid)
    Cola mit einem Schuss Rumcoke with a dash of rum

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Descendants

  • English: schuss
  • French: schuss
  • Kashubian: sus
  • Serbo-Croatian: šȕs

Further reading

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

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Pronunciation

Noun

Schuss m (plural Schiss)

  1. shot

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