sjofel

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German schofel.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sjofel

  1. dirty, smutty, bawdy, filthy
  2. beastly
  3. shabby

Inflection

Inflection of sjofel
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular sjofel — —2
indefinite neuter singular sjofelt — —2
plural sjofle — —2
definite attributive1 sjofle — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

Either borrowed from German schofel from Yiddish or a direct borrowing from Yiddish שפֿל (shofl, “shabby”), from Hebrew שָׁפָל (šāfāl, “low, humble”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃoː.fəl/
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  • Hyphenation: sjo‧fel
  • Rhymes: -oːfəl

Adjective

sjofel (comparative sjofeler, superlative sjofelst)

  1. shabby, poor

Declension

Declension of sjofel
uninflected sjofel
inflected sjofele
comparative sjofeler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial sjofel sjofeler het sjofelst
het sjofelste
indefinite m./f. sing. sjofele sjofelere sjofelste
n. sing. sjofel sjofeler sjofelste
plural sjofele sjofelere sjofelste
definite sjofele sjofelere sjofelste
partitive sjofels sjofelers —

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