gescheit
Meaning
- clever, intelligent, wise
- (informal) reasonable, proper, decent, useful
Concepts
Synonyms
vernunftgemäß
bedachtsam
denkfähig
füglich
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Appenzell Innerrhoden
gschiid
Basel-Landschaft
gscheit
Basel-Landschaft
häll
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈʃaɪ̯t/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German geschīde (“sensible, sly”), derived from schīden. Related to scheiden (“to separate, distinguish”). Based on the notion of “prudent, circumspect” it was associated with scheuen (“to shun, shy away”) and therefore frequently spelt gescheut. The -t thence and through generalisation of final devoicing. Cognate with Vilamovian gysiajt, Bavarian gscheid, and Swabian gscheid.
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