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German
Etymology
With sporadic rounding after sch from Middle High German schiter, from Old High German skitir, sketar, with regular preservation of t before r from Proto-Germanic *skit(a)raz. Cognate with Ancient Greek σκιδαρός (skidarós, “thin, fine, weak”). The word was widely obsolete in standard German until the 19th century, when it was revived on the basis of Upper German dialects.
Pronunciation
Adjective
schütter (strong nominative masculine singular schütterer, comparative schütterer, superlative am schüttersten)
- sparse, scanty, thin
Usage notes
- In general standard German usually only of hair. Freer use is chiefly southern.
Declension
Positive forms of schütter
Comparative forms of schütter
Superlative forms of schütter
Further reading
- “schütter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “schütter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon