Scheldt

See also: scheldt

English

The Scheldt in Antwerp

Etymology

Derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English sceald (“shallow”), Modern English shoal, Low German schol, Frisian skol, and Swedish (obsolete) skäll, "thin".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɛlt/

Proper noun

Scheldt

A river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Translations

river

Breton: Escaut
Bulgarian: Шелда (Šelda)
Catalan: Escalda f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 斯海尔德河
Chuvash: Шельда (Šelʹda)
Czech: Šelda (cs)
Danish: Schelde
Dutch: Schelde (nl) f
Esperanto: Skeldo
Finnish: Schelde m
French: Escaut (fr) m
Galician: Río Escalda f
German: Schelde (de) f
Hebrew: סכלדה‎
Hungarian: Schelde
Italian: Schelda f
Japanese: スヘルデ川

Korean: 스헬더 강 (seuheldeo gang)
Latin: Scaldis
Luxembourgish: Escaut (lb)
Norwegian: Schelde
Nynorsk: Schelde
Polish: Skalda (pl)
Portuguese: Escalda m
Romanian: Escaut
Russian: Шельда (ru) (Šelʹda)
Slovene: Šelda
Spanish: Escalda m
Swedish: Schelde
Ukrainian: Шельда (Šelʹda)
Walloon: Escô
Welsh: Afon Schelde
West Flemish: Schelde
West Frisian: Skelde

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