schep

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxɛp/

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• Hyphenation: schep
• Rhymes: -ɛp

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schep, from Middle Dutch scheppen. Compare Dutch schop.

Noun

schep f or m (plural scheppen, diminutive schepje n)

1. scoop, shovel

Derived terms

• taartschep

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schep

1. inflection of scheppen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

• scheep, schepe, sheep, shepe
• ssep (Kent, Southern)

Etymology

From Old English sċēap, sċēp, from Proto-West Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeːp/, /ʃɛːp/

Noun

schep (plural schep)

1. sheep

Related terms

• schepherde

Descendants

• English: sheep (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: sheep
• Yola: zheep, sheep

References

• “shẹ̄p, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.