Schubs
German
Etymology 1
From Schupp (“push”) + -s (“intensive nominal ending”). Schupp (15th c.) is deverbal from northern Middle High German and Middle Low German schuppen, from Proto-Germanic *skuppōną, intensive form of *skeubaną, whence German schieben and English shove. See schubsen for more.
Alternative forms
- Schupps, Schups (now nonstandard)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃʊps/
Audio (file)
Noun
Schubs m (genitive Schubses, plural Schubse)
- shove (an instance of shoving)
Declension
Declension of Schubs
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Schubs | die | Schubse |
genitive | eines | des | Schubses | der | Schubse |
dative | einem | dem | Schubs, Schubse1 | den | Schubsen |
accusative | einen | den | Schubs | die | Schubse |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- (shove): Schubser
Derived terms
- schubsen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃuːps/
Noun
Schubs
- genitive singular of Schub