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Schaiper
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Low German
Alternative forms
nds Schäöper
nds Schäper Schöper non-Westphalian
Etymology
From nds gml schêper, from gml schâp + gml -er, from nds osx skāp.
The form nds Schaiper retains the inherited umlaut result. In the variant nds Schäöper, it has been replaced with analogical umlaut after the underlying nds Schaop sheep.
Pronunciation
nds /ˈʃaɪ̯pər/
Noun
m Schaipers
nds Westphalian shepherd
Related terms
nds Schaop