schuldig

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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schuldig (comparative schuldiger, superlative schuldigst)

  1. guilty

Declension

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Declension of schuldig
uninflected schuldig
inflected schuldige
comparative schuldiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial schuldig schuldiger het schuldigst
het schuldigste
indefinite m./f. sing. schuldige schuldigere schuldigste
n. sing. schuldig schuldiger schuldigste
plural schuldige schuldigere schuldigste
definite schuldige schuldigere schuldigste
partitive schuldigs schuldigers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: skuldig
  • Negerhollands: skuldig, skyldig

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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