schoffel

Dutch
schoffel

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɔ.fəl/
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  • Hyphenation: schof‧fel
  • Rhymes: -ɔfəl

Etymology 1

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

Noun

schoffel m (plural schoffels, diminutive schoffeltje n)

  1. hoe (specifically a Dutch hoe)
  2. (dialectal, northern and eastern Netherlands) shovel
    Synonyms: schep, schop, spade

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: skoffel
  • → English: scuffle

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

schoffel

  1. first-person singular present indicative of schoffelen
  2. imperative of schoffelen
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