huls

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch huls.

Noun

huls (plural hulse)

1. casing, cover, shell

Etymology 2

From Dutch hulst, from Middle Dutch huls, from Old Dutch *hulis, from Proto-West Germanic *hulis.

Noun

huls (plural hulste)

1. (rare) holly, Ilex aquifolium

   Synonym: steekpalm

Danish

Noun

huls n

1. indefinite genitive singular of hul

Dutch

Etymology

Related to Swedish hylsa, English holster, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦʏls/

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• Hyphenation: huls
• Rhymes: -ʏls
• Homophone: Huls

Noun

huls f or m (plural hulzen, diminutive hulsje n)

1. shell, case (usually cylindrical covering part of an item, in particular of ammunition)
2. husk (cover of a fruit or nut)

Derived terms

• kogelhuls

Descendants

• Afrikaans: huls