Schopf

German (Berlin)

/ʃɔpf/

noun
Definitions
  • tuft (of hair)
  • (rare) wisp (of hair)
  • (hunting) crown feathers sticking up at the back of a bird's head
  • bunch of leaves
  • the long hair on a horse's forehead
  • (Swiss) shed, outbuilding
  • (Swiss) weather-proof roof

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German schopf inherited from Old High German scuft inherited from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skuftą

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