Schaf
See also: schaf
German
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Etymology
From Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą, akin to Luxembourgish Schof, German Low German Schaap, Dutch schaap, Afrikaans skaap, English sheep, and West Frisian skiep. For more, see sheep.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɑːf/
- Rhymes: -aːf
Audio (DE) (file) - Homophone: scharf (some dialects)
Noun
Schaf n (genitive Schafs or Schafes, plural Schafe, diminutive Schäfchen n or Schäflein n)
- sheep
- Schafwolle — sheep's wool
- ein Schaf scheren — to shear a sheep
Declension
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Hausschaf n
- Mutterschaf n
- Schafaufzucht f
- Schafbock m
- Schäfer m
- Schäferhund m
- Schaffell n
- Schaffleisch n
- Schafgarbe f
- Schafherde f
- Schafhirte m
- Schafkäse m
- Schafleder m
- Schäflein n
- Schafmilch f
- Schafschur f
- Schafskleid n
- Schafskopf m
- Schafwolle f
- Schafzucht f
- schwarzes Schaf n
Related terms
Further reading
- Schaf in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German schaf, from Old High German scaf. Cognate with regional German Schaff (“tub, vat; cupboard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaːf/
- Rhymes: -aːf
Noun
Schaf m (plural Schief)
Derived terms
- Kleederschaf
- Wandschaf
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