schüüch

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German schiuch, schūche, from Old High German *skiuh, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /ʃyːx/

Adjective

schüüch (comparative schüücher, superlative schüüchscht)

1. shy
   • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:

     Se schöin wie d'Birch im Summerchleid, / Se schüüch wie 's Wülchli ob dr Weid.

     As fair as the birch in its summer garb, as shy as the cloudlet over the lea.

Adverb

schüüch

1. shyly