schraal

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schra (dry; poor, scanty), either from Proto-Germanic *skrēla- or Proto-Germanic *skrēha-. Further origin uncertain.

Doublet of schriel (regional), schrao (dialectal), cognates include West Frisian skriel, German schrāh (dialectal), Middle Low German schrā (poor, scanty, miserable), Old Norse skrá (dried skin) and its descendants.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

schraal (comparative schraler, superlative schraalst)

  1. poor, scanty

Inflection

Inflection of schraal
uninflected schraal
inflected schrale
comparative schraler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial schraalschralerhet schraalst
het schraalste
indefinite m./f. sing. schraleschralereschraalste
n. sing. schraalschralerschraalste
plural schraleschralereschraalste
definite schraleschralereschraalste
partitive schraalsschralers
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