Scheis

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Central Franconian Schiss, from Middle High German schīze, from Old High German *skizi, from Proto-West Germanic *skiti, from Proto-Germanic *skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd-.[1]

Cognate with German Scheiße and Luxembourgish Schäiss.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯s/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯s
  • Hyphenation: Scheis

Noun

Scheis f

  1. (uncountable, vulgar) shit
    Synonym: Stuhlgang
    Hyponyms: Brattel, Strolle
    Ich sin in die Scheis getred!
    I stepped on shit!

Declension
Declension of Scheis
singular
def. noun
nominative/accusative die Scheis
dative där/de Scheis

Derived terms
nouns
  • Scheisdreck
  • Scheiskefert
verbs

References
  1. Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Scheis”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary]‎ (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 140
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