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German
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
gescheut
- past participle of scheuen
Etymology 2
Adjective
gescheut (strong nominative masculine singular gescheuter, comparative gescheuter, superlative am gescheutesten)
- Obsolete form of gescheit (“clever”).
1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer; republished as Helen T. Lowe-Porter, transl., 1927:„ […] Dann ist da noch Krokowski, der Assistent – ein ganz gescheutes Etwas.- Krokowski is the assistant—devilishly clever article.
Declension
Positive forms of gescheut
Comparative forms of gescheut
Superlative forms of gescheut
Further reading
- “gescheut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache