schifo
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˈski.fo/
noun
Definitions
- disgust, nausea, loathing
- (colloquial) crap, rubbish
Etymology
Derived from Old French eschiu (timid, shy) derived from Frankish *sciuh (shy, fearful, timid) derived from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (shy, frightened, reserved, afraid, odious, fearful).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skeuhaz
Gloss
shy, frightened, reserved, afraid, odious, fearful
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- skeeve English
- skeeved English
- skeevies English
- skeevy English
- schifare Italian
- schifezza Italian
- schifiltoso Italian
- schifiltà Italian
- schifosaggine Italian
- schifosamente Italian
- schifosità Italian
- schifoso Italian
- kopschuw Dutch, Flemish
- schuw Dutch, Flemish
- *skeuhaz Proto-Germanic
- sċēoh Old English
- shy Middle English
- afsky Danish
- sky Danish
- eschiu Old French
- schu Middle Dutch
- *skiuh Old High German
- sku Afrikaans
- schiech Middle High German
- schiuch, schie, schiuhe, schiehe, schiech, schūche Middle High German
- *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- *keühä Proto-Finnic
- schūwe Middle Low German
- *sciuh Frankish
- *sciuhan Frankish
- *skiā Old Frisian