Scholle

== English == === Alternative forms === Sholly === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch and North German Scholle. === Proper noun === Scholle (plural Scholles) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Scholle is the 34539th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 655 individuals. Scholle is most common among White (94.35%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Scholle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɔlə/ Rhymes: -ɔlə === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German scholle m or f, from Old High German scollo m, scolla f. The feminine gender is chiefly Central and Low German. Cognate with Dutch schol, Middle Low German scholle. ==== Noun ==== Scholle f (genitive Scholle, plural Schollen) a flat, brittle piece of something, chiefly of earth (a clod) or ice (a floe) Hyponyms: Eisscholle, Erdscholle (by extension, solemn) earth, field, agricultural ground Synonyms: Acker, Boden ===== Declension ===== ==== Dervied terms ==== Eisscholle === Etymology 2 === 16th century, from Middle Low German scholle. Probably from figurative use of etymology 1. ==== Noun ==== Scholle f (genitive Scholle, plural Schollen) plaice (fish) === Further reading === “Scholle” in Duden online “Scholle”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)