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sch-

/ʃ/

sch- prefix: used to form an intensified word, typically with words starting with voiceless sibilants and affricates like /s/, /ʃ/, and /t͡ʃ/ especially for comedic effect.

Prefix

sch-

  1. Used to form an intensified word, typically with words starting with voiceless sibilants and affricates like /s/, /ʃ/, and /t͡ʃ/ especially for comedic effect.
    • Iss too schticky.

Forms of sch-

alternative formsh-
alternative formshm-

Origin of sch-

Related to imitative "schm-" of many Yiddish words such as schmaltz or schmuck.

Questions about sch-

What does sch- mean?
Sch- means used to form an intensified word, typically with words starting with voiceless sibilants and affricates like /s/, /ʃ/, and /t͡ʃ/ especially for comedic effect.
What part of speech is sch-?
Sch- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce sch-?
Sch- is pronounced /ʃ/.

Words near sch- in the dictionary

  1. scFvs
  2. SCG
  3. ScGael
  4. SCGSD
  5. sch
  6. sch-
  7. sch.
  8. Schaab
  9. Schaabs
  10. Schaacticook
  11. Schaaf

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