huls

Meaning

1. (feminine, masculine) shell, case (usually cylindrical covering part of an item, in particular of ammunition)
2. (feminine, masculine) husk (cover of a fruit or nut)

Concepts

sheath

cartridge

case

container

pod

shard

boot

👢

shell

🐚

Synonyms

peul

🫛

schil

bolster

bus

🚌

patroonhuls

beschermhuls

Translations

envoltura

Hülle

étui

gaine

guaina

casquillo

embolcall

involucro

Futteral

theca

Patrone

revestimento

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦʏls/

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish: hylsa

Cognate with English: holster

In summary

Related to Swedish hylsa, English holster, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hulisō, cognate with Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

Sentences

Op de plaats van de moord hadden de onderzoekers een lege huls gevonden , maar toch was er niemand neergeschoten .

At the scene of the murder, the investigators had found an empty shell, yet no one had been shot.