schuin

Meaning

Adj

1. slanted, slanting
2. obscene

Adv

diagonally

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of schuinen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of schuinen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of schuinen:

schuinen

to slant

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Concepts

oblique

slanting

sloping

aslant

obscene

slantwise

lewd

askance

askew

aslope

skew

edgeways

edgewise

lascivious

crooked

cornerwise

bevel

raked

ribald

salacious

bendwise

slant

bawdy

awry

askant

splay

off-color

not straight

off-colour

slanty

arriswise

diagonal

Synonyms

scheef

diagonaal

schunnig

aflopend

glooiend

hellend

scheel

dwars

krom

obsceen

zij

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schuins

Translations

schief

schräg

oblique

abschüssig

obliquo

abhängig

indirekt

diagonal

en biais

esbiaixat

inclinato

sbieco

obliquus

oblic

oblíquo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sxœy̯n/

Etymology

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: schüün

Cognate with Western Frisian: skean

Cognate with Middle English: askoin

Cognate with Norwegian: skeina

In summary

Origin uncertain. Apparently related to German Low German schüün (“slanting, sloping”), Saterland Frisian schüün (“slanting, sloping”), West Frisian skean (“slanting, sloping”), Middle English askoin (“at a slant, askance”), Norwegian skeina (“to move obliquely”).