Schiller

Schiller

1. A surname from German.

   German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright Friedrich Schiller.

• Schillerian

• chillers, rechills

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• IPA^(key): [ˈsxɪlɛr]

Schiller m anim (feminine Schillerová)

1. a male surname

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From Middle High German schilher (“a person who suffers from strabismus”), a byname derived from Middle High German schilhen, schillen (“to suffer from strabismus”), whence also modern German schielen. In North Germany Schiller might stem from Middle Low German schilder (“painter, signboard painter”).[1]

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Schiller m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schillers or (with an article) Schiller, feminine genitive Schiller, plural Schillers or Schiller)

1. a surname

Inherited from Central Franconian Scheller, from Middle High German schulter, from Old High German scultera, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru.[1]

Cognate with German Schulter and Luxembourgish Schëller.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃilɐ/
• Rhymes: -ilɐ
• Hyphenation: Schil‧ler

Schiller f (nominative plural Schillre)

1. shoulder (joint between arm and torso)

   Er draad de Sack uff de Schiller.

   He carries the sack on his shoulder.