Schuh

German

Etymology

From Old High German scuoh (“shoe”) Proto-Germanic *skōhaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skeuk-, from *(s)keu- (“to cover”). Cognate with Low German Schoh, Dutch schoen, English shoe, West Frisian skoech, Danish sko. More at shoe.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃuː/, X-SAMPA: /Su:/

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• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

Schuh m (genitive Schuhs or Schuhes, plural Schuhe)

1. shoe

Derived terms

• Handschuh
• Schuhband
• Schuhcreme
• Schuhgröße
• Schuhlöffel
• Schuhmacher