Schote

See also: schote

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃoːtə/

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German schōte (“pod; pea”). Cognate with Middle Low German schōde, Old Norse skauð, and perhaps the first element in Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍃 (skaudaraips).

Noun

Schote f (genitive Schote, plural Schoten, diminutive Schötchen n)

1. pod; hull; husk

Derived terms

• schotenförmig

Etymology 2

From Low German, from Middle Low German schōte, from Old Saxon *skōta, *skōt, from Proto-Germanic *skautaz (“wedge; cornwe; lap; flap”). Doublet of German Schoß. More at sheet.

Noun

Schote f (genitive Schote, plural Schoten)

1. (nautical) Alternative form of Schot

Etymology 3

Unknown. Compare Zote (“salacious anecdote or joke”).

Noun

Schote f (genitive Schote, plural Schoten)

1. (informal, regional or archaic) a humorous story; an anecdote