Schopf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schopf, from Old High German scuft, from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.

Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft, “hair of the head”), compare English sheaf, scruff, Old Norse skopt (“hair of the head”), skauf (“fox's tail”), North Frisian skuft (“back of the neck of a horse”), Dutch schoft (“withers (of a horse)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɔpf/

Noun

Schopf m (genitive Schopfs or Schopfes, plural Schöpfe)

tuft

Declension

Declension of Schopf

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schopf	die	Schöpfe
genitive	eines	des	Schopfes, Schopfs	der	Schöpfe
dative	einem	dem	Schopf, Schopfe¹	den	Schöpfen
accusative	einen	den	Schopf	die	Schöpfe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

Schopf in Duden online

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