schraal
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Adjective[edit]
schraal (comparative schraler, superlative schraalst)
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection 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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Guyanese Creole English: scrawly (blend)