schräg
German
Etymology
16th century; derived from Middle High German schrage (“grid of items arranged crosswise, e.g. of wooden pegs”), which is cognate with Dutch schraag and probably related with schränken (“to arrange crosswise”), Schranke (“gate, barrier”). Older derivatives are Middle High German schregen (“to have crooked legs; to walk in a slanted manner”), Old High German scregihōrī (“state of being slanted”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃʁɛːk/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "prescriptive standard; south-western Germany, Switzerland; also west-central Germany" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): /ʃʁeːk/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "south-eastern Germany, Austria; also northern and east-central Germany" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- IPA(key): /ʃʁɛːç/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "west-central Germany; now chiefly colloqial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- IPA(key): /ʃʁeːç/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "northern and east-central Germany; now chiefly colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Adjective
schräg (comparative schräger, superlative am schrägsten)
- oblique; slanted (neither parallel nor at a right angle to some implied line)
- (informal) strange; weird; awkward
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
- Hungarian: srég
See also
- schief (“crooked”)