schuin

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxœy̯n/
• Hyphenation: schuin

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• Rhymes: -œy̯n

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain. Apparently related to German Low German schüün (“slanting, sloping”), Saterland Frisian schüün (“slanting, sloping”), West Frisian skean (“slanting, sloping”), Middle English askoin (“at a slant, askance”), Norwegian skeina (“to move obliquely”).

Adjective

schuin (comparative schuiner, superlative schuinst)

1. slanted, slanting
2. obscene

Inflection

Declension of schuin
uninflected	schuin
inflected	schuine
comparative	schuiner
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		schuin	schuiner	het schuinst het schuinste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	schuine	schuinere	schuinste
	n. sing.	schuin	schuiner	schuinste
	plural	schuine	schuinere	schuinste
definite		schuine	schuinere	schuinste
partitive		schuins	schuiners	—

Derived terms

• schuinkruis
• schuinsmarcheerder
• schuinte

Related terms

• schuinen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skuins
• Negerhollands: skeens
• → Aukan: sikoinsi
• → Papiamentu: skùin, skeins

Adverb

schuin

1. diagonally

   schuin achter mij – diagonally behind me

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schuin

1. inflection of schuinen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative