schütter

Meaning

sparse, scanty, thin

Concepts

laconic

scanty

skimp

sparse

Synonyms

dünn

spärlich

ausgedünnt

verstreut

notdürftig

einzeln liegend

Translations

chiche

clairsemé

épars

insuffisant

carente

risicato

sêrek

schriel

insufisent

escasso

insuficiente

escaso

exiguo

seyrek

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃʏtər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: schiter

Cognate with Ancient Greek: σκιδαρός

In summary

With sporadic rounding after sch from Middle High German schiter, from Old High German skitir, sketar, with regular preservation of t before r from Proto-Germanic *skit(a)raz. Cognate with Ancient Greek σκιδαρός (skidarós, “thin, fine, weak”). The word was widely obsolete in standard German until the 19th century, when it was revived on the basis of Upper German dialects.