schelp

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch schelpe, from Old Dutch *skella, Proto-West Germanic *skallju, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō (“shell”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. etymology seems incomplete

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sxɛlp/
  • audio (Belgium)(file)
  • audio (Netherlands)(file)
  • Hyphenation: schelp
  • Rhymes: -ɛlp

Noun[edit]

schelp f or m (plural schelpen, diminutive schelpje n)

  1. shell (e.g. of a mollusk)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Negerhollands: skel
  • → Sranan Tongo: skropu, skorpoe, sikropoe
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