skelet

1. (neuter) skeleton (support structure of an organism; ensemble of animal bones)
2. (figuratively, neuter) frame, skeleton (supporting frame of an inanimate or non-animal object or entity)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skəˈlɛt/

Etymology

Borrowed from German: Skelett

In summary

Borrowed from German Skelett, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκελλώ (skellṓ, “to dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”).

Concepts

skeleton

body

carcass

frame

atomy

Synonyms

geraamte

karkas

gebeente

vel over vlees

Translations

Skelett

squelette

Gerippe

esqueleto

esqueleto

scheletro

szkielet

iskelet

σκελετός

esquelet

Knochengerüst

ossements

carcasse

Gebein

kakût