Schuh
German
Alternative forms
- Schuch (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German schuo, levelled variant of schuoch (inflected schuo(h)-), from Old High German scuoh (“shoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōh. More at shoe.
Cognate with Luxembourgish Schong, Dutch schoen, Low German Schoh, West Frisian skoech, English shoe, Danish sko.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃuː/
- Rhymes: -uː
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Noun
Schuh m (strong, genitive Schuhes or Schuhs, plural Schuhe or Schuh, diminutive Schühchen n or Schühlein n)
Usage notes
- The normal plural is Schuhe. The unchanged form Schuh is common in the vernacular, chiefly in the southern half of the language area, but in compounds also in the north.
Declension
Declension of Schuh [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
- Arbeitsschuh
- Bundschuh
- Halbschuh
- Handschuh
- Hausschuh
- Hemmschuh
- Holzschuh
- Laufschuh
- Lederschuh
- Schlittschuh
- Schrittschuh
- Sportschuh
- Wanderschuh
Derived terms
- schuhartig
- schuhlos
- beschuhen
- umgekehrt wird ein Schuh daraus
- jemandem etwas in die Schuhe schieben
Related terms
- Schnabelschuh
- Schuhabsatz
- Schuhband
- Schuhcreme
- Schuhgeschäft
- Schuhgröße
- Schuhlöffel
- Schuhmacher
- Schuhschrank
- Schuhsohle
- Schuhspitze
- Schuhverkäufer
Further reading
- “Schuh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schuh” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schuh” in Duden online
- Schuh on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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Etymology
From Middle High German schuoch, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *skōh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃuː/
- Rhymes: -uː
- Syllabification: Schuh
Noun
Schuh m (plural Schuh, diminutive Schuhche)
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German schuoch, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *skōh. Compare German Schuh, Dutch schoen, English shoe.
Noun
Schuh m (plural Schuh)