gescheit
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German geschīde (“sensible, sly”). Related with scheiden (“to separate, distinguish”).[1] Based on the notion of “prudent, circumspect” it was associated with scheuen (“to shun, shy away”) and therefore frequently spelt gescheut. The -t thence and through generalisation of final devoicing. Cognate with Vilamovian gysiajt, Bavarian gscheid, and Swabian gscheid.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gescheit (strong nominative masculine singular gescheiter, comparative gescheiter, superlative am gescheitesten)
- (of people, actions) clever, intelligent, wise
- Synonyms: intelligent, klug, schlau, weise
- (informal, of things) reasonable, proper, decent, useful
- Synonyms: ordentlich, vernünftig
Usage notes[edit]
- The sense “clever” is used more in the southern half of German-speaking Europe. In the north, it is fairly rare and found chiefly in negation, e.g. nicht mehr gescheit sein (“to have lost one's mind”).
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of gescheit
Comparative forms of gescheit
Superlative forms of gescheit
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “gescheit”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading[edit]
- “gescheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gescheit (masculine gescheiten, neuter gescheit, comparative méi gescheit, superlative am gescheitsten)
Declension[edit]
declension of gescheit
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass gescheit | si ass gescheit | et ass gescheit | si si(nn) gescheit | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | gescheiten | gescheit | gescheit | gescheit |
independent without determiner | gescheites | gescheiter | |||
dative | after any declined word | gescheiten | gescheiter | gescheiten | gescheiten |
as first declined word | gescheitem | gescheitem |
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