schepsel
Dutch
Etymology
from the root of scheppen (“to create”) + -sel (“which indicates a result”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxɛp.səl/
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Noun
schepsel n (plural schepsels or schepselen, diminutive schepseltje n)
- creature, a life form (believed to be created in most religious traditions)
- wretch; vulnerable, contemptible, or miserable individual