schelp

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schelpe, from Old Dutch *skella, Proto-West Germanic *skallju, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō (“shell”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Particularly: “etymology seems incomplete”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sxɛlp/
  • Audio (Belgium):(file)
  • Audio (Netherlands):(file)
  • Hyphenation: schelp
  • Rhymes: -ɛlp

Noun

schelp f or m (plural schelpen, diminutive schelpje n)

  1. shell (e.g. of a mollusk)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: skel
  • → Indonesian: skep
  • → Sranan Tongo: skropu, skorpoe, sikropoe
    • → Caribbean Javanese: sekropu

See also

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