schil

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schelle, schille, from Old Dutch *skella, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō. Cognate with Middle Low German schelle, English shell, Old Norse skel, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 (skalja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sxɪl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪl
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Noun

schil f (plural schillen, diminutive schilletje n)

  1. peel, rind, skin, bark
  2. crust (soil)
  3. shell (egg or mollusc)
  4. (obsolete) slice
  5. (obsolete) membrane covering the eye; used figuratively in the absolute plural (de schillen) for (mental) blindness

Derived terms

Verb

schil

  1. first-person singular present indicative of schillen
  2. imperative of schillen

Descendants
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