schub

See also: Schub

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • schob (obsolete)
  • schobbe (obsolete)
  • schubbe (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schubbe, scubbe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sxʏp/
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  • Hyphenation: schub
  • Rhymes: -ʏp

Noun

schub f (plural schubben, diminutive schubje n or schubbetje n)

  1. scale (keratinous segment of certain animals' skin)
  2. pigmented, chitinous segment of butterfly wings
  3. a similarly flaky part of the exterior of plants

Derived terms
  • bloemschub
  • huidschub
  • schubachtig
  • Schubbekutteveen
  • schubbenhuid
  • schubbenkleed
  • schubberig
  • schubbig
  • schubdier
  • schubvis
  • visschubben
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