schijf – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of schijf

Noun: schijf
Gender: Feminine Hyphenation:
Sg.schijf
Pl.schijven

Sample Sentences

  • een harde schijf: a computer hard disk
  • een schijfje citroen: a slice of lemon

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schîve, from Old Dutch *skīva, from Proto-West Germanic *skībā. Cognate with German Scheibe, English shive, Old Norse skífa. See: German Nouns 'Scheibe', English Nouns 'shive', Old Norse Nouns 'skífa'.

Verbs referencing "schijf"

German Nouns Scheibe, English Nouns shive, English Nouns skyf, Russian Nouns шкив.

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