squama

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-1) scale (of a fish or reptile)
2. (broadly, declension-1) flake; any item shaped like a scale

Concepten

schilfer

schub

sneeuwvlok

❄️

Vertalingen

scale

écaille

escama

squama

Schuppe

flocon

Schneeflocke

❄️

escames

χιονονιφάδα

Flocke

scales

flother

νιφάδα

Schuppen

esquames

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈskʷaː.ma]

Etymologie (Engels)

Probably related to squālus (“filthy, foul”) or possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”).