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Schuld

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schuld.

Proper noun

Schuld (plural Schulds)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schuld is the 33343th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 685 individuals. Schuld is most common among White (94.45%) individuals.

Further reading

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd. Cognate with obsolete English shild (“debt, fault, guilt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃʊlt/
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Noun

Schuld f (genitive Schuld, plural Schulden)

  1. (usually in the plural) debt
    Wer wird für diese Schulden aufkommen? ― Who will pay for these debts?
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, chapter 2, in Buddenbrooks […] ‎, Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, part 8, page 434:
      Er spielt in Rostock, er spielt in Warnemünde, und seine Schulden sind wie Sand am Meer.
      He gambles in Rostock, and he gambles in Warnemünde, and his debts are like the sands of the sea.
  2. (usually in the singular) fault
  3. (singular only) guilt
  4. (singular only) blame, responsibility

Declension

Declension of Schuld [feminine]
More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Etymology

From Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd.

Pronunciation

Noun

Schuld f (plural Schulde)

  1. debt
  2. fault

Derived terms

Further reading

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German schult, from Old Saxon skuld, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldi, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

Schuld f (plural Schullen or Schulden)

  1. debt
  2. fault
  3. guilt

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