schoffel

Dutch

schoffel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɔ.fəl/

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• Hyphenation: schof‧fel
• Rhymes: -ɔfəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schoffel (“shovel”), from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *skuflō. Equivalent to schuiven +‎ -el.

Noun

schoffel m (plural schoffels, diminutive schoffeltje n)

1. hoe (specifically a Dutch hoe)
2. (dialectal, northern and eastern Netherlands) shovel

   Synonyms: schep, schop, spade

Derived terms

• schoffelen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skoffel
• → English: scuffle
• → West Frisian: skoffel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schoffel

1. inflection of schoffelen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative