schaap

See also: Schaap

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schâep, from Old Dutch scāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sxaːp/
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  • Hyphenation: schaap
  • Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

schaap n (plural schapen, diminutive schaapje n)

  1. sheep (a woolly ruminant animal of the genus Ovis)
    Slaap, kindje, slaap, / daar buiten loopt een schaap. (nursery rhyme)
    Sleep, baby, sleep, / a sheep walks outside.
  2. (figuratively, derogatory or familiar) someone with very curly hair
  3. sheep (unthinking follower)
  4. (Christianity) a member of a priest's or minister's congregation

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