Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɛ.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: schel‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɛlən

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with schillen. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb edit

schellen

  1. (transitive, dated) To peel.
  2. (intransitive, dated) To be peeled.
Inflection edit
Inflection of schellen (weak)
infinitive schellen
past singular schelde
past participle gescheld
infinitive schellen
gerund schellen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schel schelde
2nd person sing. (jij) schelt schelde
2nd person sing. (u) schelt schelde
2nd person sing. (gij) schelt schelde
3rd person singular schelt schelde
plural schellen schelden
subjunctive sing.1 schelle schelde
subjunctive plur.1 schellen schelden
imperative sing. schel
imperative plur.1 schelt
participles schellend gescheld
1) Archaic.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit

Noun edit

schellen

  1. plural of schel

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Dutch scellen, from Old Dutch skellan, from Proto-Germanic *skellan, *skaljan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skel-, from *kelh₁- (to call, to shout, to make noise, to sound) with an extra s-mobile.[1]

Verb edit

schellen

  1. (intransitive) To ring a bell
  2. (transitive) To summon by ringing a bell.
  3. (intransitive) To make the sound of a bell.
Inflection edit
Inflection of schellen (weak)
infinitive schellen
past singular schelde
past participle gescheld
infinitive schellen
gerund schellen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schel schelde
2nd person sing. (jij) schelt schelde
2nd person sing. (u) schelt schelde
2nd person sing. (gij) schelt schelde
3rd person singular schelt schelde
plural schellen schelden
subjunctive sing.1 schelle schelde
subjunctive plur.1 schellen schelden
imperative sing. schel
imperative plur.1 schelt
participles schellend gescheld
1) Archaic.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit

Noun edit

schellen

  1. plural of schel

References edit

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “skaļš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

German edit

Etymology edit

Merged from an Early New High German strong verb, Middle High German schellen, Old High German skellan, from Proto-West Germanic *skellan, from Proto-Germanic *skellaną, together with an Early New High German causative verb, Middle High German schellen, Old High German skellen, Proto-Germanic *skallijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skel-, from *kelh₁- (to call, to shout, to make noise, to sound) with an extra s-mobile.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

schellen (weak, third-person singular present schellt, past tense schellte, past participle geschellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ergative) to ring
    • 2005, Aslı Sevindim, Candlelight Döner. Geschichten über meine deutsch-türkische Familie, Berlin: Ullstein, →ISBN, page 146:
      Ich habe bei unserer türkischen Nachbarin geschellt und mich bei ihr zum Tee eingeladen – ich weiß jetzt alles.
      I have rung at my Turkish neighbour and invited myself to tea – I now know all.

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “skaļš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Further reading edit

  • schellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schellen” in Duden online
  • schellen” in OpenThesaurus.de