skelet

English

Alternative forms

• scelet

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin sceletus, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

Noun

skelet (plural skelets)

1. (obsolete) A skeleton.

References

• “skelet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Tekles

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch skelet, from German Skelett, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκελλώ (skellṓ, “to dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”).

Noun

skelet (plural skelette, diminutive skeletjie)

1. skeleton

   Synonym: geraamte

Albanian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɛˈlɛt/

Noun

skelet m (plural skeletë, definite skeleti, definite plural skeletët)

1. skeleton

   Synonym: zgorre

Declension

Declension of skelet

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skelet	skeleti	skeletë	skeletët
accusative		skeletin
dative	skeleti	skeletit	skeletëve	skeletëve
ablative			skeletësh

Related terms

• skeletor

Further reading

• “skelet”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980

Danish

Etymology

Via German Skelett, ultimately from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

Noun

skelet n (singular definite skelettet, plural indefinite skeletter)

1. (anatomy) skeleton
2. (figurative) frame, skeleton

Declension

Declension of skelet

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skelet	skelettet	skeletter	skeletterne
genitive	skelets	skelettets	skeletters	skeletternes

Derived terms

• kalkskelet
• skeletdel
• skeletrester
• skelettere
• stålskelet
• træskelet

References

• “skelet” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Skelett, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκελλώ (skellṓ, “to dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skəˈlɛt/, /skeːˈlɛt/

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• Hyphenation: ske‧let
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

skelet n (plural skeletten, diminutive skeletje n)

1. skeleton (support structure of an organism; ensemble of animal bones)

   Synonym: geraamte

2. (figurative) frame, skeleton (supporting frame of an inanimate or non-animal object or entity)

Derived terms

• bouwskelet
• dierenskelet
• endoskelet
• exoskelet
• kraakbeenskelet
• skeletaal
• skeletbouw
• skeletnaald
• skeletspier

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skelet
• → Indonesian: skelet
• → Papiamentu: skelèt, skalet

Anagrams

• kletse

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch skelet, from German Skelett, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), σκελλώ (skellṓ, “to dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈskelɛt/ [ˈske.lɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -elɛt
• Syllabification: ske‧let

Noun

skelet (plural skelet-skelet)

1. synonym of rangka

Further reading

• “skelet”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French squelette.

Noun

skelet

1. skeleton
2. very thin person

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 299
• Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, pages 989-990

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

Noun

skèlet m inan (Cyrillic spelling скѐлет)

1. (anatomy) skeleton

Declension

Declension of skelet

	singular	plural
nominative	skèlet	skeleti
genitive	skeleta	skȅlētā
dative	skeletu	skeletima
accusative	skelet	skelete
vocative	skelete	skeleti
locative	skeletu	skeletima
instrumental	skeletom	skeletima

West Frisian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skəlɛt/

Noun

skelet n (plural skeletten, diminutive skeletsje)

1. skeleton