Schäfer
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German schæfære, from late Old High German scāphāre. Equivalent to Schaf (“sheep”) + -er. Compare Dutch schaper, scheper.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Schäfer m (strong, genitive Schäfers, plural Schäfer, feminine Schäferin)
- shepherd
- Synonym: Schafhirt(e)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Schäfer [masculine, strong]
Proper noun[edit]
Schäfer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schäfers or (with an article) Schäfer, feminine genitive Schäfer, plural Schäfers or Schäfer)
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Schäfer” in Duden online
- “Schäfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Schäfer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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