Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schütten, schüten (to shake; to pour), from Old High German scuttēn (to shake), from Proto-Germanic *skudjaną, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewt- (to shake, jolt). Cognate with German schütten, Hunsrik schidde, Dutch schudden (to shake); perhaps cognate with Lithuanian kutė́ti (to shake up) and Russian скитаться (skitatʹsja, to wander, stray).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃid̥ːn̩/, /ˈʃiːd̥n̩/

Verb

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schittn (past participle gschitt)

  1. to pour; to throw of both liquids and solids
    Soi i da wås ins Glasl schittn?Shall I pour you something in the glass?
    De Restln då schitt ma aufn Kompost.We'll throw those leftovers on the compost.
  2. (impersonal) to rain heavily
    Gestern håds wieder gschitt ois wia.It rained cats and dogs yesterday.

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