schub

See also: Schub

Dutch

Alternative forms

• schob (obsolete)
• schobbe (obsolete)
• schubbe (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schubbe, scubbe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxʏp/

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• Hyphenation: schub
• Rhymes: -ʏp

Noun

schub f (plural schubben, diminutive schubje n or schubbetje n)

1. scale (keratinous segment of certain animals' skin)
2. pigmented, chitinous segment of butterfly wings
3. a similarly flaky part of the exterior of plants

Derived terms

• bloemschub
• huidschub
• schubachtig
• Schubbekutteveen
• schubbenhuid
• schubbenkleed
• schubberig
• schubbig
• schubdier
• schubvis
• visschubben