Schaiper

Low German

Alternative forms

Schäöper
Schäper, Schöper (non-Westphalian)

Etymology

From Middle Low German schêper, from schâp + -er, from Old Saxon skāp.

The form Schaiper retains the inherited umlaut result. In the variant Schäöper, it has been replaced with analogical umlaut after the underlying Schaop (“sheep”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯pər/

Noun

Schaiper m (plural Schaipers)

(Westphalian) shepherd

Related terms

Schaop