"Scheiße" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃaɪ̯sə/ [Germany], /ˈʃaɛ̯sɛ/ [Austria] Audio: De-Scheiße.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ̯sə Etymology: From Middle High German schīze, from Proto-Germanic *skītaz, *skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (“to part”). Germanic cognates include English shit, Low German Schiet, Dutch schijt, West Frisian skyt, Swedish skit. Standard High German terms derived from Low German are Schiet and Schitte. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|schīze}} Middle High German schīze, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*skītaz}} Proto-Germanic *skītaz, {{der|de|ine-pro|*skeyd-||to part}} Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (“to part”), {{cog|en|shit}} English shit, {{cog|nds|Schiet}} Low German Schiet, {{cog|nl|schijt}} Dutch schijt, {{cog|fy|skyt}} West Frisian skyt, {{cog|sv|skit}} Swedish skit Head templates: {{de-noun|f.sg}} Scheiße f (genitive Scheiße, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}} Forms: Scheiße [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Scheiße [nominative, singular], Scheiße [genitive, singular], Scheiße [dative, singular], Scheiße [accusative, singular], Scheisse [alternative, Liechtenstein, Switzerland], Sch**ße [alternative], Sch**sse [alternative], Scheiß [alternative]
  1. (vulgar) feces, shit Tags: feminine, no-plural, vulgar Synonyms: Exkrement, Kacke, Kot, Stuhl, Scheiß
    Sense id: en-Scheiße-de-noun--moP2x3J Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Feces Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 84 5 11 Disambiguation of Feces: 100 0 0 Related terms: scheißkalt, Scheißtyp, scheiß-, scheiße, scheißekalt, anscheißen, bescheißen, Scheißer, scheißen, verscheißern, Schiet, Dünnschiss, Schisser, Schiss, Schitte
  2. (vulgar, figuratively) something worthless, shit Tags: feminine, figuratively, no-plural, vulgar
    Sense id: en-Scheiße-de-noun-sdvfffdO
  3. (vulgar) nothing, jack shit, fuck all Tags: feminine, no-plural, vulgar
    Sense id: en-Scheiße-de-noun-xUq7nNrA

Alternative forms

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