Adjective: schuin
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | schuine |
| neuter | schuin |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | schuine |
| Comparative | schuinere |
| Superlative | schuinste |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like schuin
bestendig,
stichtelijk,
meelijwekkend,
seniel,
sappig,
schuin,
scherp,
schalk,
glasachtig,
diepgravend,
sjofel,
ongelijkmatig,
energiebesparend,
smeuïg,
smerig,
slecht,
solied,
soepel,
simpel,
dienstig, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Apparently related to German Low German schüün (“slanting, sloping”), Saterland Frisian schüün (“slanting, sloping”), West Frisian skean (“slanting, sloping”), Middle English askoin (“at a slant, askance”), Norwegian skeina (“to move obliquely”).
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