schuchter

Dutch

Etymology

Via Early Modern German schüchter from a German Low German [Term?] source. The contemporary German form is schüchtern. Eventually akin to German scheu, Dutch schuw, and English shy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxʏxtər/

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• Rhymes: -ʏxtər

Adjective

schuchter (comparative schuchterder, superlative schuchterst)

1. shy

   Synonyms: beschroomd, bedeesd, bleu, schroomvallig, schuw, timide, verlegen

Declension

Declension of schuchter
uninflected	schuchter
inflected	schuchtere
comparative	schuchterder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		schuchter	schuchterder	het schuchterst het schuchterste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	schuchtere	schuchterdere	schuchterste
	n. sing.	schuchter	schuchterder	schuchterste
	plural	schuchtere	schuchterdere	schuchterste
definite		schuchtere	schuchterdere	schuchterste
partitive		schuchters	schuchterders	—

Derived terms

• schuchterheid