schedel

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsxeː.dəl/
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Etymology

From Middle Dutch schedele, from Old Dutch skēthila, *skeithila (“part, crown, crest, summit”), from Proto-Germanic *skaidilō (“part in the hair, top, crown, crest, summit”), from Proto-Indo-European *skÁit- (“to cut, part, separate”). Cognate with German Scheitel (“part, crest, apex”).

Noun

schedel m (plural schedels, diminutive schedeltje n)

skull
death's-head
mound's crest or crown

Synonyms

scheel m (close cognate, apparently contracted)
(death's-head) doodshoofd n
(crest) kruin

Derived terms

(by skull type or zone) aangezichtsschedel m, dierenschedel m, hersenschedel m, hoofdschedel m, kinderschedel m, mensenschedel m
schedelbeen n
schedelboor
schedelbouw
schedeldak n
schedeldoos
schedelgeboorte
schedelgewelf n
schedelgroef
schedelholte

schedelhuid
schedelinhoud
schedelkap
schedelleer
schedelligging
schedelmaat
schedelmeting
schedelnaad
schedeloperatie
schedelvervorming
schedelvorm

Anagrams

Schelde, schelde