schoffel

Noun

1. (masculine) hoe (specifically a Dutch hoe)
2. (Eastern, Netherlands, Northern, dialectal, masculine) shovel

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of schoffelen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of schoffelen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of schoffelen:

schoffelen

1. (transitive) to hoe, to weed with a scuffle
2. (transitive) to weed

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsxɔ.fəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: schoffel

Inherited from Old Dutch:

In summary

From Middle Dutch schoffel (“shovel”), from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *skuflō. Equivalent to schuiven + -el.

Concepts

hoe

spud

hack

scuffle

pecker

weeder

weeding tool

mattok

sarcle

Synonyms

hak

houweel

pikhouweel

Translations

Hacke

houe

azada

enxada

zappa

motyka

azadón

τσάπα

sarculum

binette

aixada

ligō

sarculus

τσαπί

σκαπάνη