schamel
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch scamel, from Old Dutch *skamal, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Compare Old Frisian skamel, Old High German skamal.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
schamel (comparative schameler, superlative schamelst)
- poor, impoverished
- insignificant, pitiable, paltry
- Hij werkt voor een schamel loon. ― He works for a paltry wage.
Declension
| Declension of schamel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | schamel | |||
| inflected | schamele | |||
| comparative | schameler | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | schamel | schameler | het schamelst het schamelste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | schamele | schamelere | schamelste |
| n. sing. | schamel | schameler | schamelste | |
| plural | schamele | schamelere | schamelste | |
| definite | schamele | schamelere | schamelste | |
| partitive | schamels | schamelers | — | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- schamelheid
Related terms
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English sċeamol, scamol, from Proto-Germanic *skamulaz, *skamilaz, from Latin scamellum, variant of scabellum (“footstool”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃam(b)əl/, /ˈʃaːməl/
Noun
schamel (plural schamels)
Descendants
References
- “shā̆mel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.