Feminine

Schuld

Meaning

  1. (feminine, plural-normally) debt
  2. (feminine, singular, usually) fault
  3. (feminine, singular, singular-only) guilt
  4. (feminine, singular, singular-only) blame, responsibility

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

schuld

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃʊlt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd. Cognate with obsolete English shild (“debt, fault, guilt”).

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