schuw

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxyu̯/

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• Hyphenation: schuw
• Rhymes: -yu̯

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schu. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

schuw (comparative schuwer, superlative schuwst)

1. (animals) shy of humans, wild
2. (people) shy, unsociable

Inflection

Declension of schuw
uninflected	schuw
inflected	schuwe
comparative	schuwer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		schuw	schuwer	het schuwst het schuwste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	schuwe	schuwere	schuwste
	n. sing.	schuw	schuwer	schuwste
	plural	schuwe	schuwere	schuwste
definite		schuwe	schuwere	schuwste
partitive		schuws	schuwers	—

Derived terms

• werkschuw

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sku

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schuw

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of schuwen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of schuwen