sjouwer
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- Schowwer (Eupen)
- Scholder (Krefeld)
- schoër, skoër (West Limburgish)
- schouwer (West Limburgish, North Limburgish, and some Central Limburgish dialects)
- schouver, sjouver (some Central Limburgish dialects)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schouder, from Old Dutch *sculdero, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru.
Pronunciation
Noun
sjouwer f (plural sjouwere or sjouwers or sjouwersj, diminutive sjuierke or sjuiwerke or sjuiersje)