schakel

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsxaː.kəl/ Hyphenation: scha‧kel Rhymes: -aːkəl === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch schākel, from Old Dutch *skakul, from Proto-West Germanic *skakul, from Proto-Germanic *skakulaz. ==== Noun ==== schakel m or f (plural schakels, diminutive schakeltje n) shackle (chain shackle) link of a chain link, connection association, contact ===== Synonyms ===== (shackle): sluiting (chain link): schalm (connection): band, link ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: skakel Berbice Creole Dutch: skalki, skaliki === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== schakel inflection of schakelen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == Middle English == === Alternative forms === schakil, schakkyl, schakle, schakyll, shakel, shakill, shakyl, shakyll shekyl (from Old English sċecel) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English sċacul, sċecel, from Proto-West Germanic *skakul, *skakil, from Proto-Germanic *skakulaz, *skakilaz; equivalent to schaken (“to shake”) +‎ -el (agentive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃaːkəl/, /ˈʃakəl/ IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːkəl/, /ˈʃɛkəl/ (from Old English sċecel) === Noun === schakel (plural schakeles) A shackle or fetter (restraint for limbs) A clevis (U-shaped coupling) ==== Derived terms ==== schakelen ==== Descendants ==== English: shackle → Danish: sjækkel → Norwegian: sjakkel → Swedish: schackel → Marshallese: jakōļ Middle Scots: schaikill, schakill, schekill Scots: shakle, shackle, sheckle ==== References ==== “shā̆kel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.