"Schuft" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ʃʊft] Audio: De-Schuft.ogg
Rhymes: -ʊft Etymology: According to Kluge, borrowed from Middle Low German schūvūt (“eagle owl”) (itself onomatopoetic in origin). The word may have been applied to criminals because, like the bird, they shy away from the light of day. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|gml|schūvūt|t=eagle owl}} Middle Low German schūvūt (“eagle owl”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Schuft m (strong, genitive Schuftes or Schufts, plural Schufte) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Schuftes [genitive], Schufts [genitive], Schufte [plural], strong [table-tags], Schuft [nominative, singular], Schufte [definite, nominative, plural], Schuftes [genitive, singular], Schufts [genitive, singular], Schufte [definite, genitive, plural], Schuft [dative, singular], Schufte [dative, singular], Schuften [dative, definite, plural], Schuft [accusative, singular], Schufte [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. scoundrel, villain Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: schuftig
    Sense id: en-Schuft-de-noun-51MspovL Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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