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de schedel

skull

noun · /ˈsxeː.dəl/

Forms

Article
de schedel
Plural
de schedels
Diminutive
het schedeltje
Also means
death's-head, mound's crest, crown
How common
among the 5,000 most common Dutch words

In a sentence

De schedel beschermt onze hersenen.

The skull protects our brains.

Mijn schedel doet pijn na de val.

My skull hurts after the fall.

De archeoloog bestudeerde de oude schedel.

The archaeologist studied the old skull.

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