schape

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch schape (form). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skapą (shape, nature, condition), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (to split, cut). Cognate with English shape (form), Middle High German geschaf (creature), Icelandic skap (state, condition, temper, mood). Related to Dutch scheppen (to create).

Noun

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schape f (plural schapen, diminutive schapetje n)

  1. (archaic) form, shape