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:

Concepten

schub

splinter

Synoniemen

squama

scheggia

frammento

frantume

pezzettino

scaglietta

briciola

gretola

brandello

Vertalingen

scale

éclat

flake

escama

écaille

λέπι

Schuppe

escama

astilla

lasca

écharde

Ruschel

Ruschschuppe

sliver

Met koppelteken als

scà‧glia

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈskaʎ.ʎa/

Etymologie (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.