shelf

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

scaffale

ripiano

asse

mensola

scansia

palchetto

tavola

libreria

sporgenza

piède

armadio

armadio dei vestiti

biblioteca

cengia

cornice

piedestallo

armadietto

cartelliera

pianale

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

étagère

estante

Regal

schap

prateleira

plank

anaquel

estante

rayon

repisa

prestatge

Brett

ράφι

tablette

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ʃɛlf/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: schelfe

Ereditato da inglese antico: sċielfe

Affine olandese: schelf

Affine norse antico: skjalf

Affine inglese medio: shelp

Affine inglese antico: scylp

Affine olandese medio:

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”).