schedel
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schedele, from Old Dutch skēthila, *skeithila (“part, crown, crest, summit”), from Proto-Germanic *skaidilō (“part in the hair, top, crown, crest, summit”), from Proto-Indo-European *skÁit- (“to cut, part, separate”). Cognate with German Scheitel (“part, crest, apex”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxeː.dəl/
audio (Belgium): (file) audio (Netherlands): (file) - Hyphenation: sche‧del
- Rhymes: -eːdəl
Noun
schedel m (plural schedels, diminutive schedeltje n)
- skull
- death's-head
- mound's crest or crown
Synonyms
- (death's-head): doodshoofd
- (crest): kruin
Derived terms
Derived terms
- (by skull type or zone) aangezichtsschedel m, dierenschedel m, hersenschedel m, hoofdschedel m, kinderschedel m, mensenschedel m
- schedelbeen n
- schedelboor
- schedelbouw
- schedeldak n
- schedeldoos
- schedelgeboorte
- schedelgewelf n
- schedelgroef
- schedelholte
Descendants
- Afrikaans: skedel
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- nl:Bones