scheggia

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) splinter, shiver, shrapnel, chip, spell, spelk, shard
2. (feminine, figuratively) speed demon
3. (archaic, feminine, literary) (large) boulder

Verb

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

Concepts

splinter

chip

sliver

shiver

shard

bit

sherd

spall

shaving

burr

fragment

scrap

Synonyms

scaglia

frammento

scheggetta

skaja

scaja

scaglietta

stéglia

spina

gretola

sverza

Translations

éclat

écharde

Splitter

astilla

splinter

estella

lasca

esquirla

fragment

kıymık

esquille

Span

ascla

πελεκούδι

Hyphenated as

schég‧gia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsked.d͡ʒa/

Etymology

From Latin schidia, from Ancient Greek σχίδια (skhídia).