Scholle

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Scholle.

Proper noun[edit]

Scholle (plural Scholles)

  1. A surname.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Scholle is the 34539th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 655 individuals. Scholle is most common among White (94.35%) individuals.

Further reading[edit]

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔlə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlə
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German scholle m or f, from Old High German scollo m, scolla f. The feminine gender is chiefly Central and Low German. Cognate with Dutch schol, Middle Low German scholle.

Noun[edit]

Scholle f (genitive Scholle, plural Schollen)

  1. a flat, brittle piece of something, chiefly of earth (a clod) or ice (a floe)
    Hyponyms: Eisscholle, Erdscholle
  2. (by extension, solemn) earth, field, agricultural ground
    Synonyms: Acker, Boden
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

16th century, from Middle Low German scholle. Probably from figurative use of etymology 1.

Noun[edit]

Scholle f (genitive Scholle, plural Schollen)

  1. plaice (fish)

Further reading[edit]

  • Scholle” in Duden online
  • Scholle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache