Scheu

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schiech (“despondent, frightening, ugly”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh (“shy, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, fearful”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian skjou (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), English shy, Danish sky (“shy”), and doublet of schiech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔɪ̯/
• Hyphenation: Scheu

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Scheu f (genitive Scheu, no plural)

1. shyness

Declension

Declension of Scheu [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Scheu
genitive	einer	der	Scheu
dative	einer	der	Scheu
accusative	eine	die	Scheu

Derived terms

• Abscheu
• Menschenscheu
• Wasserscheu

Further reading

• “Scheu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Scheu” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Scheu” in Duden online