Schurke

Signification

villain, scoundrel

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʃʊrkə/

Étymologie

Derived from Middle High German schurgen, schürgen (“to shove, push, egg on”) in the 16th century, from Old High German scurgen. This verb is related to (but probably not the direct ancestor of) modern schüren (“to stir, stoke up”); compare Old High German fiurscurio (“villain”, literally “he who stokes up fire”). Middle High German schurgen shows Upper German umlaut blocking in -ur- + consonant. This southern origin also partially explains the hardening of -g- to -k-, though the lack of any g-forms in Schurke is peculiar. The noun moreover has little currency in dialects, north or south.

Phrases

Deswegen konnte der Schurke sich unbehelligt daran zu schaffen machen .

C'est pourquoi le méchant pourrait être sans sami.