schepel

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Dutch schepel

Noun[edit]

schepel (plural schepels)

  1. (historical) An old Dutch measure of volume used for wheat, etc.

Alternative forms[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch schepel, scepel, from Old Dutch *skepil.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxeː.pəl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: sche‧pel
  • Rhymes: -eːpəl

Noun[edit]

schepel m or n (plural schepels, diminutive schepeltje n)

  1. bushel, an old, variable measure of volume equal to a quarter of a mud
  2. wooden shovel for moving harvested crops

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Descendants[edit]

  • Negerhollands: skepel