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Schurke
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German
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Etymology
de gmh schurgen schurgen, schürgen to shove, push, egg on in the 16th century, from de goh scurgen. This verb is related to (but probably not the direct ancestor of) modern de schüren to stir, stoke up; compare goh fiurscurio villain he who stokes up fire. gmh schurgen shows Upper German umlaut blocking in -ur- + consonant. This southern origin also partially explains the hardening of -g- to -k-, though the lack of any g-forms in de Schurke is peculiar. The noun moreover has little currency in dialects, north or south.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃʊrkə/ [ˈʃʊʁ.kə] [ˈʃʊɐ̯.kə]
de De-Schurke.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m.weak in
de elevated villain, scoundrel
de Bösewicht Schuft Spitzbube Übeltäter
Declension
m.weak
Derived terms
de Schurkenstaat m rogue state
de Schurkerei
de Superschurke
Descendants
en shark, shirk
nl schurk
nb skurk
nn skurk
sv skurk
fy skurk
Further reading
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