schüchtern
Meaning
Concepts
trembling with fear
with nervous diffidence
Synonyms
unaufdringlich
memmenhaft
hasenherzig
duckmäuserisch
kontaktarm
selbstunsicher
ehrfurchtsvoll
keine Eier in der Hose haben
ohne Selbstvertrauen
keinen Arsch in der Hose haben
Translations
timide
timido
tímido
verlegen
çekingen
tímidoFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃʏçtɐn/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Middle Low German schüchter, whence also Dutch schuchter. Cognate with scheu. The final -n is an original case ending, which was sometimes added to the stem in Low German (compare German albern).
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