schuchter
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
schuchter (comparative schuchterder, superlative schuchterst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of schuchter | ||||
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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 | — |