sokkel

Borrowed from French socle, from Italian zoccolo, from Latin socculus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.kəl/
• Hyphenation: sok‧kel
• Rhymes: -ɔkəl

sokkel m (plural sokkels, diminutive sokkeltje n)

1. pedestal, base

   Synonyms: piëdestal, voetstal, voetstel, voetstuk

• postament

• Afrikaans: sokkel

From Latin socculus (from soccus), via Italian zoccolo; compare with German Sockel.

sokkel m (definite singular sokkelen, indefinite plural sokler, definite plural soklene)

1. a base, pedestal, plinth
2. (electrical) a socket (e.g. for a light bulb)
3. a shelf (continental shelf)

• kontinentalsokkel

• “sokkel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Latin socculus (from soccus), via Italian zoccolo

sokkel m (definite singular sokkelen, indefinite plural soklar, definite plural soklane)

1. a base, pedestal, plinth
2. (electrical) a socket (e.g. for a light bulb)
3. a shelf (continental shelf)

• kontinentalsokkel

• “sokkel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.