schaap – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of schaap

Noun: schaap
Gender: Neuter Hyphenation:
Sg.schaap
Pl.schapen

Sample Sentences

  • Slaap, kindje, slaap, / daar buiten loopt een schaap. (nursery rhyme) (Sleep, baby, sleep, / a sheep walks outside.)
  • Schaapje, schaapje, heb je witte wol? (nursery rhyme) (Little sheep, little sheep, do you have white wool?)

Etymology

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

Verbs referencing "schaap"

English Nouns sheep, German Nouns Schaf.

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