schaap

See also: Schaap

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schaep, from Old Dutch *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Compare Low German Schaap, German Schaf, West Frisian skiep, English sheep.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːp
  • IPA(key): /sxaːp/
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Noun

schaap n (plural schapen, diminutive schaapje n)

  1. sheep (a woolly ruminant animal of the genus Ovis)

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