schunnig

Dutch

Etymology

From schun (“obsolete term for an obscene person”) +‎ -ig. The first element is probably from the same ultimate source as German schinden (“to mistreat, harm”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

schunnig (comparative schunniger, superlative schunnigst)

1. dirty, obscene

Inflection

Declension of schunnig
uninflected	schunnig
inflected	schunnige
comparative	schunniger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		schunnig	schunniger	het schunnigst het schunnigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	schunnige	schunnigere	schunnigste
	n. sing.	schunnig	schunniger	schunnigste
	plural	schunnige	schunnigere	schunnigste
definite		schunnige	schunnigere	schunnigste
partitive		schunnigs	schunnigers	—

Derived terms

• schunnigheid