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Schild

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English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from German Schild.

    Proper noun

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    Schild (plural Schilds)

    1. A surname from German.

    Anagrams

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    Alemannic German

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    Noun

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    Schild m

    1. (Urseren) A triangle-shaped snow deposition formed as a result of a small avalanche.

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    Dutch

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    Etymology

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    From schild.

    Pronunciation

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    Proper noun

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    Schild n

    1. (astronomy) Scutum

    French

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from German Schild.

      Proper noun

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      Schild ?

      1. a surname from German

      German

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      Etymology

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      From Middle High German schilt m (“shield”) (genitive schiltes or schildes), from Old High German skilt, from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keyt- (“shield, cover”). Cognate with Dutch schild, English shield, Danish skjold.

      The -ld- is due to sporadic revoicing, reinforced by unshifted forms in Central and Low German (cf. dulden, Geld etc.). The neuter gender spread southward from Middle Low German schilt. It established itself in general Standard German for the derived sense “sign”, but not for the traditional sense “shield”.

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      Noun

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      Schild n (strong, genitive Schildes or Schilds, plural Schilder or Schilde, diminutive Schildchen n or Schildlein n or (rare, also Ruhrpöttisch) Schildken n)

      2. sign, plate (flat surface bearing information)
        Was steht dahinten auf dem Schild?
        What does that sign say over there?
        • 1944, Heinrich Spoerl, Die Feuerzangenbowle:
          Aber Herr Professor, es ist doch wegen dem Schild. — Setzen Sie sich. — Herr Professor, wegen dem Schild von gestern. — Es heißt nicht „wegen dem Schild“; es heißt „wegen des Schildes“. — Na schön, Herr Professor, „wegen des Schildes“.
          But, Professor, it's actually regarding the sign. — Sit down. — Professor, regarding the sign from yesterday. — It is not “regarding the sign”; it is “regarding the sign”. — Very well, Professor, “regarding the sign”.
      3. (often also diminutive) label, tag (piece of paper etc. on a product)
        Synonym: Etikett
        Du musst noch das Schild an deinem neuen Hemd abschneiden.
        You still have to cut off the label from your new shirt.
      4. (nonstandard or informal, northern and central Germany) alternative form of Schild (“shield, protector”, noun 2 below)
        Mittelalterliche Schilde(r) waren oft sehr schwer.
        Medieval shields were often quite heavy.
        Die Stasi begriff sich als (das) Schild und Schwert der Partei.
        The Stasi considered itself the Party’s [i.e. the SED's] shield and sword.

      Usage notes

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      • In official use, Schild in the sense of “shield, protector” is exclusively masculine. However, in northern and central Germany the word is also used in the neuter form (plural Schilder) with no difference made between the senses.[1]

      Declension

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      Declension of Schild [neuter, strong]
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative ein das Schild die Schilder, Schilde
      genitive eines des Schilds, Schildes der Schilder, Schilde
      dative einem dem Schild, Schilde1 den Schildern, Schilden
      accusative ein das Schild die Schilder, Schilde

      1Now rare, see notes.

      Derived terms

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      sense: sign, label
      sense: shield
      regional diminutives

      Noun

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      Schild m (strong, genitive Schildes or Schilds, plural Schilde, diminutive Schildlein n)

      2. shield, buckler (defensive weapon)
        Mittelalterliche Schilde waren oft sehr schwer.
        Medieval shields were often quite heavy.
      3. (figurative) protection, protector
        Die Stasi begriff sich als Schild und Schwert der Partei.
        The Stasi considered itself the Party’s shield and sword.
      4. (heraldry) shield

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      • See above.

      Declension

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      Declension of Schild [masculine, strong]
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative ein der Schild die Schilde
      genitive eines des Schilds, Schildes der Schilde
      dative einem dem Schild, Schilde1 den Schilden
      accusative einen den Schild die Schilde

      1Now rare, see notes.

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      Proper noun

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      Schild m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Schilds or (with an article) Schild, plural Schilds or Schild)

      2. a surname

      Declension

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      Declension of Schild [masculine // feminine, surname]
      singular plural
      masculine feminine
      indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative (ein) (der) Schild (eine) (die) Schild (die) Schilds
      genitive (eines) (des) Schilds, Schild1 (einer) (der) Schild (der) Schilds
      dative (einem) (dem) Schild (einer) (der) Schild (den) Schilds
      accusative (einen) (den) Schild (eine) (die) Schild (die) Schilds

      1With an article.

      References

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      1. ^ Der Schild oder das Schild?, Wiener Zeitung Online

      Further reading

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      Hunsrik

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈʃilt/
      • Rhymes: -ilt
      • Syllabification: Schild

      Noun

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      Schild m (plural Schild)

      1. shield

      Noun

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      Schild n (plural Schild)

      1. sign

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      Italian

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      Etymology

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        Borrowed from German Schild.

        Proper noun

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        Schild m or f by sense

        1. a surname from German

        Low German

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        Noun

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        Schild n

        1. sign, label

        Noun

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        Schild m

        1. shield

        Pennsylvania German

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        Etymology

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        From Middle High German schilt, from Old High German scilt, scild, from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu (“shield”), from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keyt-, *(s)keyd-, *keyt- (“shield, cover”). Compare German Schild, Dutch schild, English shield, Danish skjold.

        Noun

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        Schild n (plural Schilder)

        1. shield
        2. sign

        Portuguese

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        Etymology

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          Unadapted borrowing from German Schild.

          Proper noun

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          Schild m or f by sense

          1. a surname from German

          Spanish

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          Etymology

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            Borrowed from German Schild.

            Pronunciation

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            • IPA(key): /ˈʃild/ [ˈʃil̪d̪]
            • Rhymes: -ild
            • Syllabification: Schild

            Proper noun

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            Schild m or f by sense

            1. a surname from German
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