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scheldt

/ʃɛlt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
scheldt
IPA
/ʃɛlt/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English sċeald (“shallow”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *skala-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to dry out, wither”). Modern English shoal, Low German schol, Frisian skol, and Swedish (obsolete) skäll, "thin".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

felt belt dealt melt clarke belt spelt bagel belt smelt pelt full pelt welt knelt

Questions

How do you pronounce scheldt?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɛlt/.
What does scheldt mean?
A river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Where does scheldt come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

How to pronounce scheldt

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