Schaf
Alemannic German
editEtymology
editProbably borrowed from German Schaf, or else influenced by it. Doublet of Schooff, which was inherited.
Noun
editSchaf n
References
edit- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 73.
Central Franconian
editAlternative forms
edit- Schaaf (Colognian Academy spelling)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German schaf, from Proto-Germanic *skapą.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchaf m or n (plural Schäf or Schafer, diminutive Schäfje or Schäfche)
- (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) cupboard
- Synonym: (eastern Moselle Franconian) Schank
Usage notes
edit- Masculine in Moselle Franconian. Traditionally neuter in Ripuarian, but now sometimes masculine after Standard German Schrank m. (This latter word may also be heard nowadays, but is not native.)
Derived terms
editSee also
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German schâf, from Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą, akin to Bavarian Schåf, Luxembourgish Schof, Hunsrik Schof, German Low German Schaap, Dutch schaap, Afrikaans skaap, English sheep, and West Frisian skiep. See sheep for more.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchaf n (strong, genitive Schafes or Schafs, plural Schafe, diminutive Schäfchen n or Schäflein n)
- sheep
- Schafwolle ― sheep's wool
- ein Schaf scheren ― to shear a sheep
Usage notes
edit- The singular means especially, though not exclusively, a female sheep (modern standard German having no generally applicable word for ewe).
Declension
editHypernyms
editDerived terms
edit- 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
- Schafweide f
- Schafwolle f
- Schafzucht f
- schwarzes Schaf n
Related terms
edit- (female sheep): Mutterschaf n (chiefly with young); Zibbe f (regional); Aue f (obsolete)
- (male sheep): Bock m, Schafbock m, Widder m; Hammel m (castrated)
- (young sheep): Lamm n
Descendants
edit- → Alemannic German: Schaf
Further reading
edit- “Schaf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schaf” in Duden online
- “Schaf” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schaf”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
- Schaf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German schaf, from Old High German scaf, from Proto-West Germanic *skap, from Proto-Germanic *skapą. Cognate with regional German Schaff (“tub, vat; cupboard”), Dutch schap.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchaf m (plural Schief)
Derived terms
edit- Alemannic German terms borrowed from German
- Alemannic German terms derived from German
- Alemannic German doublets
- Alemannic German lemmas
- Alemannic German nouns
- Alemannic German neuter nouns
- Urner Alemannic German
- Alemannic German terms with rare senses
- gsw:Sheep
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Franconian terms with homophones
- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian nouns
- Central Franconian masculine nouns
- Central Franconian neuter nouns
- Central Franconian nouns with multiple genders
- Ripuarian Franconian
- Moselle Franconian
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/aːf
- German terms with audio links
- German terms with homophones
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German neuter nouns
- German terms with usage examples
- de:Sheep
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/aːf
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/aːf/1 syllable
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish nouns
- Luxembourgish masculine nouns