schelp

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Dutch

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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

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

Descendants

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