schraal

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schra (“dry; poor, scanty”), either from Proto-Germanic *skrēla- or Proto-Germanic *skrēha-. Further origin uncertain.

Doublet of schriel, schrao (dialectal), cognates include West Frisian skriel, German schrāh (dialectal), Middle Low German schrā (“poor, scanty, miserable”), Old Norse skrá (“dried skin”) and its descendants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxraːl/

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• Hyphenation: schraal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

schraal (comparative schraler, superlative schraalst)

1. poor, scanty
2. dry, chapped (skin)

Inflection

Declension of schraal
uninflected	schraal
inflected	schrale
comparative	schraler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		schraal	schraler	het schraalst het schraalste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	schrale	schralere	schraalste
	n. sing.	schraal	schraler	schraalste
	plural	schrale	schralere	schraalste
definite		schrale	schralere	schraalste
partitive		schraals	schralers	—

Derived terms

• schraalheid
• schraalte
• schraaltjes
• verschralen

 

Descendants

• → Guyanese Creole English: scrawly (blend)