scheu
German
Etymology
From Middle High German schiech (also schiehe) (“shy”) but influenced by Scheu, scheuen, schiuhe, schiuhen; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz. Cognate with English shy and Dutch schuw
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɔɪ̯/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯
Adjective
scheu (comparative scheuer, superlative am scheusten)
Usage notes
Compare schüchtern for notes on the distinction between these semantically similar words.
See also
Further reading
- scheu in Duden online
Middle English
Pronoun
scheu
- Alternative form of sche
References
- “she, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 May 2018.
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