schuldig

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schuldich. Equivalent to schuld +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxʏl.dəx/
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  • Hyphenation: schul‧dig
  • Rhymes: -ʏldəx

Adjective

schuldig (comparative schuldiger, superlative schuldigst)

  1. guilty

Declension

Declension of schuldig
uninflected schuldig
inflected schuldige
comparative schuldiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial schuldig schuldiger het schuldigst
het schuldigste
indefinite m./f. sing. schuldige schuldigere schuldigste
n. sing. schuldig schuldiger schuldigste
plural schuldige schuldigere schuldigste
definite schuldige schuldigere schuldigste
partitive schuldigs schuldigers

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skuldig
  • Negerhollands: skuldig, skyldig

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German schuldec, from Old High German sculdig. Equivalent to Schuld +‎ -ig. The form shows (chiefly southern) blocking of umlaut in -ul- + consonant, as usually in modern German (exceptions gülden, gültig, Sülze). Cognate with Luxembourgish schëlleg, Dutch schuldig.

Pronunciation

Adjective

schuldig (strong nominative masculine singular schuldiger, comparative schuldiger, superlative am schuldigsten)

  1. guilty (of), culpable
    Er wurde des Mordes schuldig befunden und zum Tode verurteilt.He was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.
  2. owing, indebted to
    Egal was er sagt, bist du ihm keine Erklärung schuldig.No matter what he says, you don't owe him an explanation.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

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