Noun: Schöps
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Schöps |
| Plural | Schöpse; Schöpsen |
Definite
| Singular | der Schöps |
| Plural | die Schöpse; Schöpsen |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Schöpses; Schöpsen |
| Plural | Schöpse; Schöpsen |
Definite
| Singular | des Schöpses; Schöpsen |
| Plural | der Schöpse; Schöpsen |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Schöps; Schöpse; Schöpsen |
| Plural | Schöpsen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Schöps; Schöpse; Schöpsen |
| Plural | den Schöpsen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Schöps; Schöpsen |
| Plural | Schöpse; Schöpsen |
Definite
| Singular | den Schöps; Schöpsen |
| Plural | die Schöpse; Schöpsen |
Sample Sentences
Etymology
1. From Middle High German schopz, schöpz (“castrated male sheep”), from a West Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *skopьcь (“eunuch, someone castrated”), from the verb *skopiti (“to castrate”).
2. The restriction to sheep may be due to the phonetic similarity to Middle High German schāf (“sheep”), but compare Czech skopec (“castrated ram”). Compare Yiddish שעפּס (sheps, “sheep”), Russian скопе́ц (skopéc, “eunuch”). See: Czech Nouns '
skopec'.
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