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Schuh

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schuh m (strong, genitive Schuhes or Schuhs, plural Schuhe or Schuh, diminutive Schühchen n or Schühlein n)

  1. shoe

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Schuh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Schuh” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Schuh” in Duden online
  • Schuh on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schuoch, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *skōh.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schuh m (plural Schuh, diminutive Schuhche)

  1. shoe

Further reading

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schuoch, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *skōh. Compare German Schuh, Dutch schoen, English shoe.

Noun

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Schuh m (plural Schuh)

  1. shoe