schors

See also: Schors

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sxɔrs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: schors
  • Rhymes: -ɔrs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch scorce, from Old French escorce (modern écorce), itself from Medieval Latin scorcia, from Latin scortea.

Noun

schors f or m (plural schorsen, diminutive schorsje n)

  1. (botany) outer bark
  2. any equivalent rind on other plants
  3. a similar exterior tissue or layer, peel or crust, e.g. on an organ
  4. (figuratively) one's or something's appearance; a cover
  5. (by extension) another rough and/or protective exterior or ice
Derived terms
Compounds
  • (by plant) akkerschors, boomschors, dennenschors, eikenschors, lindenschors, notenschors, wilgenschors
  • ringschors
  • (by organ) hersenschors, lensschors, nierschors
  • schorsboorder m
  • schorsbos m
  • schorscel
  • schorsfluit
  • schorsformatie
  • schorskoopman m
  • schorslaag
  • schorsmolen m
  • schorsneering
  • schorspapier n
  • schorsphysiologie
  • schorsprijs
  • schorsring
  • schorsveld n
  • schorswater
  • schorsweefsel n
  • schorswijs (adverb)
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: skors

Etymology 2

From schorsen; cognate with English skirt.

Noun

schors f or m (plural schorsen, diminutive schorsje n)

  1. (obsolete) An apron
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • schorsvel

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schors

  1. inflection of schorsen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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