Schuld

See also: schuld

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schuld.

Proper noun

Schuld (plural Schulds)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schuld is the 33343th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 685 individuals. Schuld is most common among White (94.45%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd. Cognate with obsolete English shild (“debt, fault, guilt”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃʊlt/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Schuld f (genitive Schuld, plural Schulden)

  1. (usually in the plural) debt
    Wer wird für diese Schulden aufkommen? ― Who will pay for these debts?
  2. (singular only) fault
  3. (singular only) guilt
  4. (singular only) blame, responsibility

Declension
Declension of Schuld [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schuld die Schulden
genitive einer der Schuld der Schulden
dative einer der Schuld den Schulden
accusative eine die Schuld die Schulden

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Schuld” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schuld” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Schuld” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃult/

Noun

Schuld f (plural Schulde)

  1. debt
  2. fault

Derived terms

Further reading
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