Schöps

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schopz, schöpz (“castrated male sheep”), from a West Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *skopьсь (“eunuch, someone castrated”). 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”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃœps/

Noun

Schöps m (genitive Schöpses or Schöpsen, plural Schöpse or Schöpsen)

  1. (regional, eastern Germany, Austria) castrated ram
  2. (regional, eastern Germany, Austria) mutton
  3. (regional, eastern Germany, Austria) idiot; moron

Declension
Strong declension
Declension of Schöps
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schöps die Schöpse
genitive eines des Schöpses der Schöpse
dative einem dem Schöps,
Schöpse1		 den Schöpsen
accusative einen den Schöps die Schöpse
1Now uncommon, see notes
Weak declension
Declension of Schöps
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schöps die Schöpsen
genitive eines des Schöpsen der Schöpsen
dative einem dem Schöpsen den Schöpsen
accusative einen den Schöpsen die Schöpsen

Synonyms
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