huls

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch huls.

Noun[edit]

huls (plural hulse)

  1. casing, cover, shell

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch hulst, from Middle Dutch huls, from Old Dutch *hulis, from Proto-West Germanic *hulis.

Noun[edit]

huls (plural hulste)

  1. (rare) holly, Ilex aquifolium
    Synonym: steekpalm

Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

huls n

  1. indefinite genitive singular of hul

Dutch[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Related to Swedish hylsa, English holster, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

huls f or m (plural hulzen, diminutive hulsje n)

  1. shell, case (usually cylindrical covering part of an item, in particular of ammunition)
  2. husk (cover of a fruit or nut)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: huls
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