sjofel

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German schofel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sjoːfəl/, [ˈɕoːˀfəl]

Adjective

sjofel

1. dirty, smutty, bawdy, filthy
2. beastly
3. shabby

Inflection

Inflection of sjofel

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	sjofel	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	sjofelt	—	—2
plural	sjofle	—	—2
definite attributive1	sjofle	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• sjofelhed c
• sjofert c
• sjofle (verb)

Dutch

Etymology

Either borrowed from German schofel from Yiddish or a direct borrowing from Yiddish שפֿל (shofl, “shabby”), from Hebrew שָׁפָל (šāfāl, “low, humble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃoː.fəl/

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• Hyphenation: sjo‧fel
• Rhymes: -oːfəl

Adjective

sjofel (comparative sjofeler, superlative sjofelst)

1. shabby, poor

Declension

Declension of sjofel
uninflected	sjofel
inflected	sjofele
comparative	sjofeler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		sjofel	sjofeler	het sjofelst het sjofelste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	sjofele	sjofelere	sjofelste
	n. sing.	sjofel	sjofeler	sjofelste
	plural	sjofele	sjofelere	sjofelste
definite		sjofele	sjofelere	sjofelste
partitive		sjofels	sjofelers	—

Derived terms

• sjofelaar
• sjofelheid
• sjofeltjes