Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch schuuf, from schuven (to shove).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sxœy̯f/
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  • Hyphenation: schuif
  • Rhymes: -œy̯f

Noun

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schuif m (plural schuiven, diminutive schuifje n)

  1. drawer
  2. bolt, to lock a door etc.
  3. slide, moving or moveable
  4. shove
  5. Something shoven; a portion of sorts
  6. (slang) mouth

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: skiffie
  • Papiamentu: skèif, skeif

Verb

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schuif

  1. inflection of schuiven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative