schaap

See also: Schaap

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sxaːp/
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Hyphenation: schaap
Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

schaap n (plural schapen, diminutive schaapje n)

sheep (a woolly ruminant animal of the genus Ovis)
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?
(figurative, derogatory or endearing) someone with very curly hair
sheep (unthinking follower)
(Christianity) a member of a priest's or minister's congregation

Derived terms

als er één schaap over de dam is, volgen er meer
huisschaap
schaapskooi
schaapsvlies
schapenstal
schapenteek
schapenvlies
zijn schaapjes op het droge hebben

Descendants

Afrikaans: skaap
Berbice Creole Dutch: skapu
Jersey Dutch: sxâp
Negerhollands: skaap, skap
→ Lokono: sjikapoe, shikápo
→ Sranan Tongo: skapu
- → Saramaccan: sikáfu, sikápu
→ Warao: sikabo

See also

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