Schitte

== German == === Etymology === From Low German Schitt(e), Schiet(e) (“shit”), from Middle Low German schīte, from Old Saxon *skiti, from Proto-West Germanic *skiti. Cognate with German Scheiße. See shit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɪtə/ === Interjection === Schitte shit ==== Usage notes ==== Although the word is etymologically and semantically the same as Scheiße, it is generally considered less vulgar and is often used as a euphemism.