Masculine
Schussel
Meaning
scatterbrain, butterfingers
Synonyms
vergessliche Person
Ungeschick
zerstreuter Mensch
Döskopp
Döskopf
Töffel
Translations
distraitDialects
Basel-Landschaft
schutzgatter
Basel-Landschaft
schutzgattere
Basel-Landschaft
schutzli
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃʊzəl/
Etymology
In summary
Probably cognate to German Schusser (“clacker, bullet; wound”), as if by surface analysis, Schuss (“shot”) + -el, literally one who is shot, amorous verschossen (“have a crush; miss a shot”). Maybe related to schudeln, compare hudeln. Older dictionaries gloss this specifically feminine, mismatching the supposed derivation which requires neuter gender, matching Ripuarian neuter inflection on females and the pronunciation of e.g. puzzle.
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