Synonyms: schilfer, schubbe
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /sxɵp/ |
| Hyphenation | schub |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | schubben |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| schubje | schubjes |
| Afrikaans | skub |
|---|---|
| Czech | šupina |
| Danish | skæl |
| English | scale |
| Esperanto | skvamo |
| Faeroese | roðsla; flus |
| French | écaille |
| German | Schuppe |
| Italian | squama |
| Latin | squama |
| Portuguese | escama |
| Saterland Frisian | Skubbe |
| Spanish | escama |
| Sranan | fisbuba |
| Swedish | fjäll |
| West Frisian | skob |