shelf

(Engels)

Noun

1. A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
2. The capacity of such an object
3. A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
4. The part of a repository where shelvesets are stored.

Verb

Alternative form of shelve.

Verb

Alternative form of shelve.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʃɛlf/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: schelfe

Geërf van Old English: sċielfe

Verwante met Nederlands: schelf

Verwante met Old Norse: skjalf

Verwante met Middle English: shelp

Verwante met Old English: scylp

Verwante met Middle Dutch:

In summary

From Middle English schelfe, probably from Old English sċylfe, sċilfe (“shelf, ledge, deck of a ship”), from Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā, from Proto-Germanic *skelfō (“shelf, ledge, cliff”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”), distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell. Cognate with Dutch schelf (“hay loft, haystack”), German Low German Schelf (“haystack”), Old Norse skjalf (“bench”).

Sinonieme

rack

ledge

cupboard

stand

table

mantel

closet

plank

stall

bookshelf

board

frame

rock

🪨

pantry

patch

trellis

drawer

dresser

counter

bookcase

bed

🛏️

level

cabinet

🗄️

continental shelf

framework

bracket

reef

rig

rung

shallows

shelves

shelving

shoal

sideboard

slope

snag

socle

steadier

step

stretcher

support

supporter

terrace

trestle

wardrobe

whatnot

book-case

closing down

wooden board

manteltree