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)

  1. poor, impoverished
  2. insignificant, pitiable, paltry
    Hij werkt voor een schamel loon. ― He works for a paltry wage.

Inflection
Inflection of schamel
uninflected schamel
inflected schamele
comparative schameler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial schamelschamelerhet schamelst
het schamelste
indefinite m./f. sing. schameleschamelereschamelste
n. sing. schamelschamelerschamelste
plural schameleschamelereschamelste
definite schameleschamelereschamelste
partitive schamelsschamelers—

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • schamelheid

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)

  1. A footstool; a rest for one's feet.
  2. A vendor's stool or table.

Descendants
  • English: shamble; shambles
  • Scots: shammel, shammle

References
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