schäbig
Meaning
- shabby, shoddy; dilapidated
- sordid, sleazy, tawdry
Concepts
Synonyms
unfein
unelegant
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
hääserig
Basel-Landschaft
myyggerig
Basel-Landschaft
schitter
Basel-Landschaft
schytter
Basel-Landschaft
verschaabe
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Hyphenated as
schä‧big
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃɛːbɪç/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German schebic, equivalent to Schabe + -ig. Cognate with Middle Dutch schabbich, Middle Low German schabbich, schēvesch (“miserable”). More at shabby.
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