Schopf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schopf, from 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
  • IPA(key): /ʃɔpf/

Noun

Schopf m (genitive Schopfes or Schopfs, plural Schöpfe)

  1. tuft (of hair)
  2. (rare) wisp (of hair)
  3. (hunting jargon) crown (feathers sticking up at the back of a bird's head)
  4. bunch of leaves
  5. the long hair on a horse's forehead
  6. (Switzerland) shed, outbuilding
  7. (Switzerland) weather-proof roof

Declension
Declension of Schopf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schopf die Schöpfe
genitive eines des Schopfes,
Schopfs		 der Schöpfe
dative einem dem Schopf,
Schopfe1		 den Schöpfen
accusative einen den Schopf die Schöpfe
1Now uncommon, see notes

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