schief

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiːf/
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  • Inflected forms: IPA(key): /ʃiːf-/ (standard)
  • Inflected forms: IPA(key): /ʃiːv-/ (many speakers in northern and central Germany)
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  • Rhymes: -iːf

Adjective

schief (comparative schiefer, superlative am schiefsten)

  1. skew, oblique, askew
  2. slopy
  3. crooked, awry
  4. inclinated, aslant, slanting

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • schiefgehen
  • schieflaufen
  • schief ansehen
  • schiefe Bahn
  • schiefe Ebene

Further reading

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