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10 Language-to-English DictionariesShelf
/ʃɛlf/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A flat, horizontal surface used for storing or displaying items.
"She placed the books on the shelf." - 2
A ledge or surface that extends from a wall or other structure.
"The shelf in the kitchen held various spices."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English shelve, from Old English scylfe, meaning a board or plank. Cognate with Middle Low German schilfe and related to the root of shell, originally describing a flat, shelf-like projection or layer.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shelf" is said worldwide
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étagère
Transliteration: e-ta-zher
"Les livres sont sur l'étagère."
Regal
Transliteration: Re-gal
"Die Bücher stehen im Regal."
scaffale
Transliteration: ska-fah-le
"I libri sono sullo scaffale."
estante
Transliteration: es-tan-te
"Los libros están en el estante."
prateleira
Transliteration: pra-te-lei-ra
"Os livros estão na prateleira."
शेल्फ
Transliteration: shelf
"किताबें शेल्फ पर हैं।"
架子
Transliteration: jiàzi
"书在架子上。"
선반
Transliteration: seonban
"책이 선반 위에 있다."
棚
Transliteration: tana
"本は棚の上にあります。"
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