schepsel
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From the root of scheppen (“to create”) + -sel (“which indicates a result”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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
Descendants edit
- Negerhollands: skepsel