schelp

Meaning

shell (e.g. of a mollusk)

Concepts

shell

🐚

scallop

seashell

eggshell

monocoque

nutshell

pelecypod

spiral shell

escallop

scollop

clam

spiral shell

cockle

conch

Synonyms

schaal

🐚

kinkhoorn

slakkehuis

huisje

schulp

mossel

zeeschelp

Translations

Muschel

coquille

🐚

concha

concha

conchiglia

coquillage

petxina

conque

conquilla

kabuk

deniz kabuğu

όστρακο

Schale

Muschelschale

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sxɛlp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: schelpe

Inherited from Old Dutch: *skella

In summary

From Middle Dutch schelpe, from Old Dutch *skella, Proto-West Germanic *skallju, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō (“shell”).