schraal
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schra (“dry; poor, scanty”), either from Proto-Germanic *skrēla- or Proto-Germanic *skrēha-. Further origin uncertain.
Doublet of schriel, schrao (dialectal), cognates include West Frisian skriel, German schrāh (dialectal), Middle Low German schrā (“poor, scanty, miserable”), Old Norse skrá (“dried skin”) and its descendants.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxraːl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: schraal
- Rhymes: -aːl
Inflection
| Inflection of schraal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | schraal | |||
| inflected | schrale | |||
| comparative | schraler | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | schraal | schraler | het schraalst het schraalste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | schrale | schralere | schraalste |
| n. sing. | schraal | schraler | schraalste | |
| plural | schrale | schralere | schraalste | |
| definite | schrale | schralere | schraalste | |
| partitive | schraals | schralers | — | |
Derived terms
- schraalheid
- schraalte
- schraaltjes
- verschralen
Descendants
- → Guyanese Creole English: scrawly (blend)
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