Schuh

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German

Alternative forms

Schuch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German schuo, levelled variant of schuoch (inflected schuo(h)-), from Old High German scuoh (“shoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōh. More at shoe.

Cognates:

Cognate with Luxembourgish Schong, Dutch schoen, Low German Schoh, West Frisian skoech, English shoe, Danish sko.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃuː/
Rhymes: -uː
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Noun

Schuh m (strong, genitive Schuhes or Schuhs, plural Schuhe or Schuh, diminutive Schühchen n or Schühlein n)

shoe

Usage notes

The normal plural is Schuhe. The unchanged form Schuh is common in the vernacular, chiefly in the southern half of the language area, but in compounds also in the north.

Declension

Declension of Schuh [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schuh	die	Schuhe, Schuh
genitive	eines	des	Schuhes, Schuhs	der	Schuhe, Schuh
dative	einem	dem	Schuh, Schuhe¹	den	Schuhen, Schuh
accusative	einen	den	Schuh	die	Schuhe, Schuh

¹Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

“Schuh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Schuh” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Schuh” in Duden online
Schuh on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German schuoch, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *skōh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃuː/

Noun

Schuh m (plural Schuh, diminutive Schuhche)

shoe

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German schuoch, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *skōh. Compare German Schuh, Dutch schoen, English shoe.

Noun

Schuh m (plural Schuh)

shoe

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