Schippe
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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]
Noun[edit]
Schippe f (genitive Schippe, plural Schippen)
- 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.
- (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.
- (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]
Declension of Schippe [feminine]
Coordinate terms[edit]
Suits in German · Farbe (layout · text) | |||
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Herz | Karo | Pik, Schippe | Kreuz, Treff |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Hunsrik[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Schippe f
Pennsylvania German[edit]
Noun[edit]
Schippe
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