scaglia

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (feminine) scale (keratin piece covering the skin of reptiles and fishes)
2. (feminine) flake, sliver
3. (feminine) splinter

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of scagliare:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of scagliare:

Sinonieme

squama

scheggia

frammento

frantume

pezzettino

scaglietta

briciola

gretola

brandello

Vertalings

scale

éclat

écaille

escama

flake

escama

λέπι

Schuppe

astilla

schub

écharde

lasca

Ruschel

Ruschschuppe

Gekoppel as

scà‧glia

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈskaʎ.ʎa/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Frankish *skallija (“scale, shell”), from Proto-Germanic *skaljō (“scale, shell, husk”) ( > English shell), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut, part, sunder, split, divide”). Compare French écaille, Sicilian scagghia.