Schale

See also: schale and schäle

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaːlə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːlə

Etymology 1

    From Middle High German schale, from Old High German scala, from Proto-West Germanic *skalu, from Proto-Germanic *skalō. Cognate with Dutch schaal (“shell”) and English shale. Also related with Dutch schil, English shell.

    Noun

    Schale f (genitive Schale, plural Schalen, diminutive Schälchen n)

    1. peel; husk; shell (outer layer)
    2. shell; scallop
    3. (hunting) hoof
    4. (figurative, colloquial) (fine) clothing
      sich in Schale werfen ― to dress up
    Declension
    Declension of Schale [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Schale die Schalen
    genitive einer der Schale der Schalen
    dative einer der Schale den Schalen
    accusative eine die Schale die Schalen
    Hyponyms
    peel, skin, shell
    scale, dish, bowl
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From Middle High German schāle, from Old High German scāla, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō, related to *skaljō (“husk, shell”). Cognate with Dutch schaal (“bowl”).

      Noun

      Schale f (genitive Schale, plural Schalen, diminutive Schälchen n)

      2. dish (shallow container)
      3. bowl; cup (roughly hemispherical container)
      4. scale (dish of a balance)
      Declension
      Declension of Schale [feminine]
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative eine die Schale die Schalen
      genitive einer der Schale der Schalen
      dative einer der Schale den Schalen
      accusative eine die Schale die Schalen
      Derived terms
      Descendants
      • → Serbo-Croatian: šolja

      Etymology 3

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Noun

      Schale

      1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Schal

      Further reading

      • “Schale” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
      • “Schale” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
      • “Schale” in Duden online
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