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Etymology

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Borrowed from German schofel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sjoːfəl/, [ˈɕoːˀfəl]

Adjective

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sjofel

  1. dirty, smutty, bawdy, filthy
  2. beastly
  3. shabby

Inflection

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Inflection of sjofel
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular sjofel 2
Indefinite neuter singular sjofelt 2
Plural sjofle 2
Definite attributive1 sjofle
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Either borrowed from German schofel from Yiddish or a direct borrowing from Yiddish שפֿל (shofl, shabby), from Hebrew שָׁפָל (šāfāl, low, humble).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃoː.fəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sjo‧fel
  • Rhymes: -oːfəl

Adjective

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sjofel (comparative sjofeler, superlative sjofelst)

  1. shabby, poor

Declension

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Declension of sjofel
uninflected sjofel
inflected sjofele
comparative sjofeler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial sjofel sjofeler het sjofelst
het sjofelste
indefinite m./f. sing. sjofele sjofelere sjofelste
n. sing. sjofel sjofeler sjofelste
plural sjofele sjofelere sjofelste
definite sjofele sjofelere sjofelste
partitive sjofels sjofelers

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