skelet

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

skelet (plural skelets)

  1. (obsolete) A skeleton.

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Anagrams

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

Noun

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

  1. skeleton
    Synonym: zgorre

Declension

Dutch

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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/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skelet
  • Papiamentu: skelèt, skalet

Anagrams

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

Noun

skèlet m (Cyrillic spelling скѐлет)

  1. (anatomy) skeleton

Declension

West Frisian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

Pronunciation

Noun

skelet n (plural skeletten, diminutive skeletsje)

  1. skeleton