schedel

Meaning

1. (masculine) skull
2. (masculine) death's-head
3. (masculine) mound's crest or crown

Concepts

skull

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cranium

brain pan

pericranium

skulk

death’s-head

mazard

braincase

skull

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brainpan

Synonyms

doodshoofd

doodskop

cranium

Translations

Schädel

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cráneo

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crâne

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cranio

💀

crânio

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κρανίο

crani

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teschio

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caveira

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kafatası

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calva

calavera

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جمجمة

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crâneo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsxeː.dəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: schedele

Inherited from Old Dutch: skēthila

Cognate with German: Scheitel

In summary

From Middle Dutch schedele, from Old Dutch skēthila, *skeithila (“part, crown, crest, summit”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu (“part in the hair, top, crown, crest, summit”). Cognate with German Scheitel (“part, crest, apex”).