Meaning

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

schlecht

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schlächt

Graubünden

Graubünden

schlecht

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

göölìg

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

grööpalig

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃlɛçt/
Etymology

In summary

From earlier slecht, from Middle High German sleht, from Old High German sleht (see also schlicht), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz. Cognate with English slight, Dutch slecht, Afrikaans sleg, Icelandic sléttur, Faroese slættur, Swedish slätt, Danish slet , Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (slaihts), and Norwegian slett.

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