schol

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxɔl/

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• Hyphenation: schol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch scholle, scolle, sculle. Related to Dutch schil and schel. Cognate with German Scholle (“floe”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

schol f (plural schollen, diminutive scholletje n)

1. floating plate (e.g. ice floe or tectonic plate)
   1. ice floe

      Synonyms: ijsschol, ijsschots, schots

2. (dated) sod, clod, turf (lump of earth, sometimes with vegetation)

Derived terms

• grasschol
• ijsschol
• rietschol
• schollentektoniek

Noun

schol m (plural schollen, diminutive scholletje n)

1. European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa, a species of flatfish)

   Synonyms: pladijs, plaat

Derived terms

• scholvis

Etymology 2

Compare Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish skål.

Interjection

schol

1. (Belgium) cheers (toast when drinking)

   Synonyms: proost, santé

Further reading

• schol on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl