Masculine

Schiss

  1. (masculine, strong, vulgar) shitting, defecation
  2. (masculine, strong, vulgar) shit, feces
  3. (figuratively, masculine, mildly, strong, vulgar) fear

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɪs/
Etymology

In summary

Deverbal from scheißen. Compare German Low German Scheet (“shit, fart”), Saterland Frisian Schäät, Skäät (“shit, fart”), English shit.

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