schakel
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch schākel, from Old Dutch *skakul, from Proto-Germanic *skakulaz.
Noun edit
schakel m or f (plural schakels, diminutive schakeltje n)
- shackle (chain shackle)
- link of a chain
- link, connection
- De ontwerpen vormen een schakel tussen twee werelden: het verleden en de toekomst.
- The designs form a link between two worlds: the past and the future.
- association, contact
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Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
schakel
- inflection of schakelen: