schel

Dutch

Etymology

See schellen (sense 2)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

schel

1. inflection of schellen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Adjective

schel (comparative scheller, superlative schelst)

1. shrill (sharp, high-pitched and piercing, especially of a sound)

Declension

Declension of schel
uninflected	schel
inflected	schelle
comparative	scheller
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		schel	scheller	het schelst het schelste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	schelle	schellere	schelste
	n. sing.	schel	scheller	schelste
	plural	schelle	schellere	schelste
definite		schelle	schellere	schelste
partitive		schels	schellers	—

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skel

Noun

schel f or m (plural schellen, diminutive schelletje n)

1. (current in Suriname, dated in the Netherlands) bell, doorbell

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skel
• → Caribbean Javanese: sekèl