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Schof
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schof
Bavarian
Alternative forms
bar Schouf Northern
Pronunciation
bar /ʃɔːf/
Noun
n Schof
bar Schåf
bar Animals Mammals
Central Franconian
Etymology
From gmw-cfr goh scāf, from gmw-cfr gem-pro *skēpą. Cognate with de Schaf, li sjaop, nl schaap, fy skiep, en sheep.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /ʃɔːf/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun n plural Schof diminutive Schöfje or Schöfche or Schäfche
sheep
Derived terms
gmw-cfr Schöfer
East Central German
Etymology
gmw-ecg gmw-pro gem-pro 2
From gmw-ecg gmh schâf, from gmw-ecg goh scāf. Compare de Schaf.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun n
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch sheep
References
2004 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Ich putz mein Christbaam aa, P. 11
gmw-ecg Caprines
German
Alternative forms
de Schoof
Etymology
de gem-pro 1
de nds Schoof, from de gml schôf, from de osx skōf, from de gmw-pro *skaub. de Schaub.
Pronunciation
de /ʃoːf/
Noun
m,(e)s
de hunting ornithology a group of ducklings or goslings led by one or two parent birds
de Entenfamilie Gänsefamilie informal
de Northern Germany in Missingsch or thatchers’ jargon de Schaub sheaf of straw or reed
Declension
m,(e)s
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
hrx xoof Wiesemann spelling system
Etymology
hrx gmw-pro gem-pro 2
From hrx gmh schāf, from hrx goh scāf.
Pronunciation
hrx /ˈʃoːf/
Noun
n Schof Schefche
sheep
Further reading
145
Luxembourgish
thumb|e Schof — a sheep
Etymology
lb gmw-pro gem-pro 2
From lb gmh schāf, from lb goh scāf. Compare de Schaf, nl schaap, fy skiep, en sheep.
Pronunciation
lb [ʃoːf]
lb oːf 1
Noun
n Schof Scheefchen
sheep
Derived terms
lb Schéifer
Further reading
lb Sheep
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
pdc gmw-pro gem-pro 2
From pdc gmh schāf, from pdc goh scāf. Compare de Schaf, en sheep, nl schaap, fy skiep.
Noun
pdc noun n plural Schof
sheep