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schüchtern.

shy, timid, bashful

10 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʃʏçtɐn/

  1. shy, timid, bashful

    Sei nicht schüchtern!
Where this word comes from

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).

adv/ˈʃʏçtɐn/

  1. timidly, shyly

    schüchtern bitten
Where this word comes from

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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