Masculine
Schuss
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) shot
- (masculine, singular, singular-only, strong) ammunition
- (colloquial, masculine, strong) (mild) craziness
- (colloquial, dated, masculine, strong) (sexually) attractive person, usually female
- (colloquial, masculine, strong) narcotic injection
- (masculine, strong) schuss (straight run downhill)
- (masculine, strong) dash (small quantity of a liquid)
Concepts
Synonyms
Kopfschuss
Lattenschuss
nicht ganz dicht
schlecht bekommen
Gewehrschüsse
nicht bei klarem Verstand sein
nicht alle Latten am Zaun haben
sie nicht alle haben
nicht ganz bei Trost sein
den Schuss nicht gehört haben
nicht richtig ticken
Flintenschuss
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
schuss
Basel-Landschaft
schutz
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃʊs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German schuz, from Old High German scuz, from Proto-West Germanic *skuti, whence English shoot and skeet. Cognate with Dutch scheut, Old English scyte, Icelandic skutur. Related to schießen and Schoss.
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