schaal

See also: Schaal

Carolinian

Noun

schaal

  1. water

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sxaːl/
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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch scale, from Proto-Germanic *skalō. Cognate with German Schale (“shell”). Compare also Dutch schil, English shell.

Noun

schaal f (plural schalen, diminutive schaaltje n)

  1. shell (of an egg or a nut)

Etymology 2

Een fruitschaal.
A fruit bowl.

From Middle Dutch scale, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō. Cognate with German Schale (“bowl”).

Noun

schaal f (plural schalen, diminutive schaaltje n)

  1. shallow bowl

Derived terms

Etymology 3

De schaal van een kaart staat meestal onder de legenda.
The scale of a map is found mostly under the legend.

From Latin scāla. The earlier borrowing Middle Dutch scale (“ladder”) had become very rare or was even lost entirely in early modern Dutch, implying that it was later reintroduced in the contemporary sense via German Skala and/or English scale.

Noun

schaal f (plural schalen, diminutive schaaltje n)

  1. scale (e.g. for measuring)

Derived terms

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