Schiffer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schiffære, schiffere, from Old High German *skiffāri, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz (“sailor”). Doublet of Schipper and Skipper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪfɐ/
• Rhymes: -ɪfɐ

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: Chiffre (one pronunciation)

Noun

Schiffer m (strong, genitive Schiffers, plural Schiffer)

1. sailor; skipper (one who navigates a ship or boat, or works on it, especially in inland navigation)

Declension

Declension of Schiffer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schiffer	die	Schiffer
genitive	eines	des	Schiffers	der	Schiffer
dative	einem	dem	Schiffer	den	Schiffern
accusative	einen	den	Schiffer	die	Schiffer

Related terms

• schippern

See also

• Seemann (more common with seafaring)

Further reading

• “Schiffer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schiffer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon