schälen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German scheln, schelen, from Old High German skelen, skellen, from the noun scala, from Proto-Germanic *skalō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut, divide”) or *(s)kel- (“to cover”). Cognate with Bavarian schäin, schöln, schön, and Yiddish שיילן (sheyln).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːlən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃeːlən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: schä‧len
Verb
[edit]schälen (weak, third-person singular present schält, past tense schälte, past participle geschält, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to peel; to pare; to husk; to skin
- Synonym: (narrower sense) pellen
- (reflexive) to peel off
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schälen | ||||
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present participle | schälend | ||||
past participle | geschält | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schäle | wir schälen | i | ich schäle | wir schälen |
du schälst | ihr schält | du schälest | ihr schälet | ||
er schält | sie schälen | er schäle | sie schälen | ||
preterite | ich schälte | wir schälten | ii | ich schälte1 | wir schälten1 |
du schältest | ihr schältet | du schältest1 | ihr schältet1 | ||
er schälte | sie schälten | er schälte1 | sie schälten1 | ||
imperative | schäl (du) schäle (du) |
schält (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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