gescheit

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German geschīde (sensible, sly).[1] Cognate with Vilamovian gysiajt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃaɪ̯t/
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Adjective

gescheit (comparative gescheiter, superlative am gescheitesten)

  1. clever, brainy, intelligent

Declension

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Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “gescheit”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Adjective

gescheit (masculine gescheiten, neuter gescheit, comparative méi gescheit, superlative am gescheitsten)

  1. clever, intelligent

Declension