Dutch

Proper noun

Schild n

1. (astronomy) Scutum

German

Etymology

From Old High German scilt, scild, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz ‎(“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- ‎(“shield, cover”). Compare Dutch schild, English shield, Danish skjold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɪlt]
• Homophone: schilt

Noun

Schild m, n ‎(genitive Schilds or Schildes, plural Schilde)

1. shield, buckler

Declension

Usage notes

In official language, this definition is exclusively masculine. However, such usage is completely nonexistent in large parts of Germany.

Derived terms

See also

• Schildbürger

Noun

Schild n ‎(genitive Schilds or Schildes, plural Schilder)

1. sign, plate

Declension

Derived terms

• Nummernschild
• Straßenschild
• Verkehrsschild
• Klingelschild
• Türschild
• Warnschild
• Hinweisschild
• Schilderform
• Schilderwald
• Beschilderung

Dutch

Noun

schild n ‎(plural schilden, diminutive schildje n)

1. shield

Derived terms

• schildpad
• wapenschild