Schnepfe

German

Etymology

From Old High German snepfa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃnɛp.fə/
Hyphenation: Schep‧fe

Noun

Schnepfe f (genitive Schnepfe, plural Schnepfen)

snipe (bird of the family Scolopacidae)
woodcock
(derogatory) unpleasant, unlikable woman

Declension

Declension of Schnepfe

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schnepfe	die	Schnepfen
genitive	einer	der	Schnepfe	der	Schnepfen
dative	einer	der	Schnepfe	den	Schnepfen
accusative	eine	die	Schnepfe	die	Schnepfen

Synonyms

(woodcock): Waldschnepfe

Further reading

Schnepfe in Duden online

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