"Schurke" meaning in German

See Schurke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃʊrkə/, [ˈʃʊʁ.kə], [ˈʃʊɐ̯.kə] Audio: De-Schurke.ogg
Etymology: Derived from Middle High German schurgen, schürgen (“to shove, push, egg on”) in the 16th century, from Old High German scurgen. This verb is related to (but probably not the direct ancestor of) modern schüren (“to stir, stoke up”); compare Old High German fiurscurio (“villain”, literally “he who stokes up fire”). Middle High German schurgen shows Upper German umlaut blocking in -ur- + consonant. This southern origin also partially explains the hardening of -g- to -k-, though the lack of any g-forms in Schurke is peculiar. The noun moreover has little currency in dialects, north or south. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|de|gmh|schurgen|schurgen, schürgen|to shove, push, egg on|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle High German schurgen, schürgen (“to shove, push, egg on”), {{der+|de|gmh|schurgen|schurgen, schürgen|t=to shove, push, egg on}} Derived from Middle High German schurgen, schürgen (“to shove, push, egg on”), {{der|de|goh|scurgen}} Old High German scurgen, {{m+|goh|fiurscurio|lit=he who stokes up fire|t=villain}} Old High German fiurscurio (“villain”, literally “he who stokes up fire”), {{m+|gmh||schurgen}} Middle High German schurgen Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|f=in}} Schurke m (weak, genitive Schurken, plural Schurken, feminine Schurkin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Schurken [genitive], Schurken [plural], Schurkin [feminine], weak [table-tags], Schurke [nominative, singular], Schurken [definite, nominative, plural], Schurken [genitive, singular], Schurken [definite, genitive, plural], Schurken [dative, singular], Schurken [dative, definite, plural], Schurken [accusative, singular], Schurken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (higher register) villain, scoundrel Tags: masculine, weak Categories (topical): People Synonyms: Bösewicht, Schuft, Spitzbube, Übeltäter Derived forms: Schurkenstaat (english: rogue state) [masculine], Schurkerei, Superschurke
    Sense id: en-Schurke-de-noun-6KfAOWqi Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "text": "English: shark, shirk"
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          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: skurk",
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      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: skurk"
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      "depth": 1,
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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    },
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      },
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    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "orig": "de:People",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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          "word": "Schurkerei"
        },
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          "word": "Superschurke"
        }
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        ],
        [
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          "scoundrel"
        ]
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        "(higher register) villain, scoundrel"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Bösewicht"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schuft"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spitzbube"
        },
        {
          "word": "Übeltäter"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃʊrkə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃʊʁ.kə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃʊɐ̯.kə]"
    },
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}
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "Schurkerei"
    },
    {
      "word": "Superschurke"
    }
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      "text": "English: shark, shirk"
    },
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          "word": "Spitzbube"
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        {
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        }
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      "ipa": "[ˈʃʊʁ.kə]"
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