Schäfer
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German schæfære, from late Old High German scāphāre. Equivalent to Schaf (“sheep”) + -er. Compare Dutch schaper, scheper.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schäfer m (strong, genitive Schäfers, plural Schäfer, feminine Schäferin)
- shepherd
- Synonym: Schafhirt(e)
Declension edit
Declension of Schäfer [masculine, strong]
Proper noun edit
Schäfer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schäfers or (with an article) Schäfer, feminine genitive Schäfer, plural Schäfers or Schäfer)
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “Schäfer” in Duden online
- “Schäfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Schäfer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de