Schippe

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See also: schippe and -schippe

German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

A Central and Low German word, from northern Middle High German *schüppe (attested 15th c.) and Middle Low German schüppe, from Proto-Germanic *skupjō.

Cognate with Luxembourgish Schëpp (shovel), Dutch schop (shovel, spade).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪpə/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Schippe f (genitive Schippe, plural Schippen)

  1. shovel
    Synonym: Schaufel
    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, often in the plural) spade
    Synonym: Pik

Usage notes[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Coordinate terms[edit]

Suits in German · Farbe (layout · text)
Herz Karo Pik, Schippe Kreuz, Treff

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Schippe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Schippe” in Duden online

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Schippe f

  1. plural of Schipp

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Noun[edit]

Schippe

  1. plural of Schipp