skel
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch schelden, from Middle Dutch schelden, from Old Dutch skeldan, from Proto-Germanic *skeldaną.
Verb
skel (present skel, present participle skellende, past participle geskel)
- to use insults, to swear, to hurl abuse
Derived terms
- skeldparty
Faroese
skeljar
Etymology
From Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃeːl/
- Rhymes: -eːl
Noun
skel f (genitive singular skeljar, plural skeljar)
- shell (The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. )
Declension
| f8 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skel | skelin | skeljar | skeljarnar |
| Accusative | skel | skelina | skeljar | skeljarnar |
| Dative | skel | skelini | skeljum | skeljunum |
| Genitive | skeljar | skeljarinnar | skelja | skeljanna |
Derived terms
- gágguskel
- hørpuskel
- kræklingsskel
- kúpuskel
- langskel
- skelbein
- skeljabrot
- skeljasandur
- skeljamatur
- skeldýr
- smørskel
- øðuskel
Related terms
- lindýr
- kúfiskur
- skelfiskur
- høgguslokkur
- fiskur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /scɛːl/
- Rhymes: -ɛːl
Noun
skel f (genitive singular skeljar, nominative plural skeljar)
- shell, husk
Declension
declension of skel
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skel | skelin | skeljar | skeljarnar |
| accusative | skel | skelina | skeljar | skeljarnar |
| dative | skel | skelinni | skeljum | skeljunum |
| genitive | skeljar | skeljarinnar | skelja | skeljanna |
Derived terms
- hnéskel
- lepja dauðann úr skel