German
Etymology
From the noun Schale (“peel”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːlən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃeːlən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: schä‧len
Verb
Template:de-verb-weak
- (transitive) to peel; to pare; to husk; to skin
- (reflexive) to peel off
Conjugation
Template:de-conj-weak
Synonyms
- (transitive): pellen (narrower sense)
- (reflexive): sich pellen
Derived terms
Further reading
- “schälen” in Duden online
- “schälen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache