schuldig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schuldich. Equivalent to schuld + -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxʏl.dəx/
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  • Hyphenation: schul‧dig
  • Rhymes: -ʏldəx

Adjective

schuldig (comparative schuldiger, superlative schuldigst)

  1. guilty

Inflection

Inflection of schuldig
uninflected schuldig
inflected schuldige
comparative schuldiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial schuldigschuldigerhet schuldigst
het schuldigste
indefinite m./f. sing. schuldigeschuldigereschuldigste
n. sing. schuldigschuldigerschuldigste
plural schuldigeschuldigereschuldigste
definite schuldigeschuldigereschuldigste
partitive schuldigsschuldigers

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skuldig
  • Negerhollands: skuldig, skyldig

German

Alternative forms

  • schüldig (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German schuldec, from Old High German sculdig. Equivalent to Schuld + -ig. The form shows (chiefly southern) blocking of umlaut in -ul- + consonant, as usually in modern German (exceptions gülden, gültig, Sülze). Cognate with Luxembourgish schëlleg, Dutch schuldig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʊldɪç/
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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʊldɪk/
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Adjective

schuldig (strong nominative masculine singular schuldiger, comparative schuldiger, superlative am schuldigsten)

  1. (with genitive) guilty (of), culpable
    Er wurde des Mordes schuldig befunden und zum Tode verurteilt.He was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.
  2. (with accusative) owing, indebted to
    Egal was er sagt, bist du ihm keine Erklärung schuldig.No matter what he says, you don't owe him an explanation.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

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