skeeuw

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *skēf, from Proto-West Germanic *skaib, from Proto-Germanic *skaibaz. Cognates include German schief and Dutch scheef.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skeːu̯/
  • Hyphenation: skeeuw
  • Rhymes: -eːu̯

Adjective

skeeuw (masculine skeeuwen, feminine, plural or definite skeeuwe, comparative skeeuwer, superlative skeeuwst)

  1. crooked
  2. bad, evil

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “skeeuw”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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