Schof
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Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
Schof n (plural Schof)
- Alternative spelling of Schåf
Etymology
From Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Cognate with German Schaf, Limburgish sjaop, Dutch schaap, West Frisian skiep, English sheep.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schof n (plural Schof, diminutive Schöfje or Schöfche or Schäfche)
Derived terms
Etymology
Noun
Schof n
References
- 2004 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Ich putz mein Christbaam aa, P. 11
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German Schoof, from Middle Low German schôf, from Old Saxon skōf, from Proto-Germanic *skaubaz. Doublet of Schaub.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schof m (strong, genitive Schofes or Schofs, plural Schofe)
- (hunting, ornithology) a group of ducklings or goslings led by one or two parent birds
- Synonyms: (informal) Entenfamilie, Gänsefamilie
- (Northern Germany, in Missingsch or thatchers’ jargon) Alternative form of Schaub (“sheaf of straw or reed”)
Declension
Declension of Schof [masculine, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Alternative forms
- xoof (Wiesemann spelling system)
Pronunciation
Noun
Schof n (plural Schof, diminutive Schefche)
Further reading
- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Schof”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 145
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Etymology
From Middle High German schāf, from Old High German scāf. Compare German Schaf, Dutch schaap, West Frisian skiep, English sheep.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schof n (plural Schof, diminutive Scheefchen)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Schof in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
Etymology
From Middle High German schāf, from Old High German scāf. Compare German Schaf, English sheep, Dutch schaap, West Frisian skiep.
Noun
Schof n (plural Schof)
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