schelp

Dutch

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /sxɛlp/

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• Hyphenation: schelp
• Rhymes: -ɛlp

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• geschelpt
• oorschelp
• schelpdier
• zeeschelp

Descendants

• Negerhollands: skel
• → Indonesian: skep
• → Sranan Tongo: skropu, skorpoe, sikropoe
  • → Caribbean Javanese: sekropu

See also

• schulp