schuw

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. shy of humans, wild
2. shy, unsociable
3. evasive, shunning

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of schuwen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of schuwen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of schuwen:

schuwen

to shun, eschew

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Sinonieme

bang

angstig

😨

schroomvallig

beschroomd

vreesachtig

benepen

😨

voorzichtig

verlegen

kleinzielig

schichtig

bedeesd

bevangen

karig

laf

preuts

schuchter

timide

Vertalings

zaghaft

timid

bang

shy

peureux

😨

tímido

timorous

afraid

tímido

timorato

timide

angoscioso

pauroso

😨

anxious

pusillanimous

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/sxyu̯/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: schu

Geërf van Old Dutch: *skiuhi

In summary

From Middle Dutch schu, from Old Dutch *skiuhi, from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhī.