schuld

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schuld, also schout, from Old Dutch skult, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldi, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sxʏlt/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: schuld
Rhymes: -ʏlt

Noun

schuld f (plural schulden, diminutive schuldje n)

(finance, accounting) debt, account payable
Antonym: vordering

Vanwege de exorbitant hoge schulden die hij bij haar had, besloot Annie de Nigeriaanse prins te gijzelen.
Because of the astronomically high debts he owed to her, Annie decided to take the Nigerian prince as a hostage.
(law, by extension) any obligor’s duty to perform
Antonym: vordering
blame, fault (responsibility for a mishap or mistake)
Ze legde de schuld voor de misdaad bij de wanbetaler.
She laid the blame for the crime on the one who failed to pay.
(law) guilt, culpability
Maar het hof was overduidelijk over haar schuld voor.
But the court was abundantly clear about her guilt of deprivation of liberty.
guilt; fault (condition of moral deficiency)
Door mijn schuld, door mijn schuld, door mijn grote schuld!
By my fault, by my fault, by my most grievous fault!

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: skuld
- → Sotho: sekoloto
- → Tswana: sekoloto
- → Zulu: isikweletu
Berbice Creole Dutch: skolo
Jersey Dutch: sxjilt
Negerhollands: skuld, skylt, schuild
→ Indonesian: kesalahan (semantic loan)

German

Etymology

From Schuld.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃʊlt/
Audio: (file)

Adjective

schuld (strong nominative masculine singular schulder, not comparable)

Only used in schuld sein (“to be at fault”)

Further reading

“schuld” in Duden online
“schuld” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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