Schöps

German

Etymology

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

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/

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Noun

Schöps m (strong or weak, 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

Declension of Schöps [masculine, strong // weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schöps	die	Schöpse, Schöpsen
genitive	eines	des	Schöpses, Schöpsen	der	Schöpse, Schöpsen
dative	einem	dem	Schöps, Schöpse1, Schöpsen	den	Schöpsen
accusative	einen	den	Schöps, Schöpsen	die	Schöpse, Schöpsen

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• (castrated male sheep): Hammel
• (mutton): Hammel; Hammelfleisch