Synonyms: schild, rugschild
| Part of speech | common noun |
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| Pronunciation | /sxal/ |
| Hyphenation | schaal |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | schalen |
| English | shell |
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| Esperanto | karapaco |
| German | Rückenschild; Rückenpanzer; Panzer |
| Portuguese | carapaça |
| Spanish | carapazón |