Schopf
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editSchopf (plural Schopfes)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schopf is the 38640th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 572 individuals. Schopf is most common among White (94.23%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schopf”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Alemannic German
editPronunciation
editNoun
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German schopf, akin to Old High German scuft, from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.
Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft, “hair of the head”), compare English sheaf, scruff, Old Norse skopt (“hair of the head”), skauf (“fox's tail”), North Frisian skuft (“back of the neck of a horse”), Dutch schoft (“withers (of a horse)”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchopf m (strong, genitive Schopfes or Schopfs, plural Schöpfe)
- tuft (of hair)
- jemanden beim Schopf(e) packen
- to grab someone by the hair
- (rare) wisp (of hair)
- (hunting jargon) crown (feathers sticking up at the back of a bird's head)
- bunch of leaves
- the long hair on a horse's forehead
- (Switzerland) shed, outbuilding
- (Switzerland) weather-proof roof
Declension
editDeclension of Schopf [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
edit- Rotschopf
- die Gelegenheit beim Schopfe packen/fassen/ergreifen (“take time by the forelock”)
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- de:Hunting
- Switzerland German
- de:Animal body parts
- de:Hair
- de:Roofing