Schippe

German

Alternative forms
  • Schüppe (less common spelling, but very common spoken form)

Etymology

From Middle Low German schüppe. Also a Central German word; compare Luxembourgish Schëpp. Cognate to Dutch schop (“spade”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪpə/

Noun

Schippe f (genitive Schippe, plural Schippen)

  1. shovel
    Sie hat den Graben ganz allein mit der Schippe ausgehoben.
    She's dug the ditch all on her own with a shovel.
  2. (figuratively) used as a typical property of manual labourers
    Es kann nicht jeder Professor sein. Irgendwer muss auch mit der Schippe arbeiten.
    Not everybody can be a professor. Someone must work with a shovel, too.
  3. (regional, card games) spade
    Synonym: Pik

Usage notes
  • Schippe and Schüppe are preferred to the synonym Schaufel in many parts of northern and central Germany. The latter is, however, more common in formal contexts.

Declension
Declension of Schippe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schippe die Schippen
genitive einer der Schippe der Schippen
dative einer der Schippe den Schippen
accusative eine die Schippe die Schippen

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Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Schippe

  1. plural of Schipp
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