schil

Dutch

Pronunciation

• (Belgium) IPA: /sçɪl/

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• (Netherlands) IPA: /sxɪl/

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Alternative forms

• schel

Etymology

Germanic, from Middle Dutch scelle, scille, cognate with Middle Lower German schelle, Anglo-saxon sciell, Middle (=modern) English shell, Old Norse skel, Gothic skalja etc., and other Indo-European languages

Noun

schil f, m (plural schillen, diminutive schilletje)

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

Derived terms

• peulschil (mainly used figuratively)
• schelvis m

Verb

schil

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