"Scheldt" meaning in English

See Scheldt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʃɛlt/, /skɛlt/
Rhymes: -ɛlt 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". Etymology templates: {{der|en|gem-pro|*skala-}} Proto-Germanic *skala-, {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)kelh₁-|t=to dry out, wither}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to dry out, wither”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Scheldt
  1. A river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Wikipedia link: Scheldt Categories (place): Rivers in Belgium, Rivers in France, Rivers in the Netherlands Translations (river): Escaut (Breton), Шелда (Šelda) (Bulgarian), Escalda [feminine] (Catalan), 斯海尔德河 (Chinese Mandarin), Шельда (Šelʹda) (Chuvash), Šelda (Czech), Schelde (Danish), Schelde [feminine] (Dutch), Skeldo (Esperanto), Sĥeldo (Esperanto), Schelde [masculine] (Finnish), Escaut [masculine] (French), Río Escalda [feminine] (Galician), Schelde [feminine] (German), סכלדה (Hebrew), Schelde (Hungarian), Schelda [feminine] (Italian), スヘルデ川 (Japanese), 스헬더 강 (english: seuheldeo gang) (Korean), Scaldis (Latin), Escaut (Luxembourgish), Schelde (Norwegian), Schelde (Norwegian Nynorsk), Skalda (Polish), Escalda [masculine] (Portuguese), Escaut (Romanian), Шельда (Šelʹda) (Russian), Šelda (Slovene), Escalda [masculine] (Spanish), Schelde (Swedish), Шельда (Šelʹda) (Ukrainian), Escô (Walloon), Afon Schelde (Welsh), Schelde (West Flemish), Skelde (West Frisian)
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      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Scaldis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Escaut"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Schelde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Schelde"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Skalda"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "river",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Escalda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Escaut"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Šelʹda",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Шельда"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Šelda"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "river",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Escalda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Schelde"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Šelʹda",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Шельда"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Escô"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Afon Schelde"
    },
    {
      "code": "vls",
      "lang": "West Flemish",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Schelde"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Skelde"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Scheldt"
}

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