Scheu

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schiech (“despondent, frightening, ugly”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh (“shy, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, fearful”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian skjou (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), English shy, Danish sky (“shy”), and doublet of schiech.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɔɪ̯/
  • Hyphenation: Scheu
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Scheu f (genitive Scheu, no plural)

  1. shyness

Declension

Declension of Scheu [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Scheu
genitive einer der Scheu
dative einer der Scheu
accusative eine die Scheu

Derived terms

Further reading

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