gescheit
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German geschīde (“sensible, sly”). Related with scheiden (“to separate, distinguish”).[1] Based on the notion of “prudent, circumspect” it was associated with scheuen (“to shun, shy away”) and therefore frequently spelt gescheut. The -t thence and through generalisation of final devoicing. Cognate with Vilamovian gysiajt, Bavarian gscheid, and Swabian gscheid.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgescheit (strong nominative masculine singular gescheiter, comparative gescheiter, superlative am gescheitesten)
- (of people, actions) clever, intelligent, wise
- Synonyms: intelligent, klug, schlau, weise
- (informal, of things) reasonable, proper, decent, useful
- Synonyms: ordentlich, vernünftig
Usage notes
edit- The sense “clever” is used more in the southern half of German-speaking Europe. In the north, it is fairly rare and found chiefly in negation, e.g. nicht mehr gescheit sein (“to have lost one's mind”).
Declension
editPositive forms of gescheit
Comparative forms of gescheit
Superlative forms of gescheit
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “gescheit”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
edit- “gescheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editgescheit (masculine gescheiten, neuter gescheit, comparative méi gescheit, superlative am gescheitsten)
Declension
editdeclension of gescheit
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass gescheit | si ass gescheit | et ass gescheit | si si(nn) gescheit | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | gescheiten | gescheit | gescheit | gescheit |
independent without determiner | gescheites | gescheiter | |||
dative | after any declined word | gescheiten | gescheiter | gescheiten | gescheiten |
as first declined word | gescheitem | gescheitem |
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