"skelet" meaning in Dutch

See skelet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /skəˈlɛt/, /skeːˈlɛt/ Audio: Nl-skelet.ogg Forms: skeletten [plural], skeletje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Borrowed from German Skelett, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκελλώ (skellṓ, “to dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|de|Skelett}} Borrowed from German Skelett, {{der|nl|grc|σκελετός|t=dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy}} Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), {{der|nl|ine-pro|*(s)kelh₁-|t=to parch, wither}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} skelet n (plural skeletten, diminutive skeletje n)
  1. skeleton (support structure of an organism; ensemble of animal bones) Tags: neuter Synonyms: geraamte
    Sense id: en-skelet-nl-noun-maG-P3~Z Categories (other): Body parts, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 36 3 32 11 3 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 2 36 12 2 9 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. (figurative) frame, skeleton (supporting frame of an inanimate or non-animal object or entity) Tags: figuratively, neuter
    Sense id: en-skelet-nl-noun-jolEGgyi Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 36 3 32 11 3 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 2 36 12 2 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bouwskelet, dierenskelet, endoskelet, exoskelet, kraakbeenskelet, skeletaal, skeletbouw, skeletnaald, skeletspier

Inflected forms

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      "word": "dierenskelet"
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    },
    {
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