schel

Dutch

Etymology

See schellen (sense 2)

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

schel

  1. inflection of schellen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Adjective

schel (comparative scheller, superlative schelst)

  1. shrill (sharp, high-pitched and piercing, especially of a sound)

Declension

Declension of schel
uninflected schel
inflected schelle
comparative scheller
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial schel scheller het schelst
het schelste
indefinite m./f. sing. schelle schellere schelste
n. sing. schel scheller schelste
plural schelle schellere schelste
definite schelle schellere schelste
partitive schels schellers

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skel

Noun

schel f or m (plural schellen, diminutive schelletje n)

  1. (current in Suriname, dated in the Netherlands) bell, doorbell

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skel
  • Caribbean Javanese: sekèl