sheep
English
/ʃiːp/, /ʃip/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
- (countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
- (countable) A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock (flock)).
- (uncountable) Sheepskin leather.
- (countable) A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat (goat).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sheep inherited from Old English sċēap (sheep) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skēpą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skēpą
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Schaefer English
- Shepway English
- antisheep English
- bell English
- berry English
- bite English
- bitesheep English
- cote English
- dog English
- flesh English
- fold English
- foot English
- fucker English
- head English
- herd English
- herder English
- herding English
- hook English
- iSheep English
- master English
- meat English
- nonsheep English
- pox English
- shagger English
- shank English
- shearer English
- shearing English
- sheep-bell English
- sheep-like English
- sheepberry English
- sheepcote English
- sheepdog English
- sheepdom English
- sheepflesh English
- sheepfold English
- sheepfucker English
- sheepherder English
- sheepherding English
- sheephook English
- sheepily English
- sheepiness English
- sheepish English
- sheepishly English
- sheepishness English
- sheepless English
- sheeplike English
- sheepling English
- sheepman English
- sheepmaster English
- sheepmeat English
- sheepness English
- sheeppox English
- sheepsfoot English
- sheepshagger English
- sheepshank English
- sheepshead English
- sheepshearer English
- sheepshearing English
- sheepshit English
- sheepskin English
- sheepskinned English
- sheepstealer English
- sheepstealing English
- sheeptrack English
- sheepwalk English
- sheepway English
- sheepy English
- shepherd English
- shepherdess English
- shepherdeth English
- shepherdish English
- shepherdism English
- shepherdless English
- shepherdlike English
- shepherdling English
- shepherdly English
- shepherdship English
- shit English
- skin English
- stealer English
- stealing English
- track English
- undershepherd English
- unsheeplike English
- walk English
- water English
- watersheep English
- way English
- cippus Latin
- Dickhornschaf German
- Hausschaf German
- Kippe German
- Mutterschaf German
- Riesenwildschaf German
- Schaf German
- Schaffleisch German
- Schafgarbe German
- Schafherde German
- Schafhirte German
- Schaftrift German
- Schafzucht German
- Schneeschaf German
- Schäfchen German
- fokschaap Dutch, Flemish
- huisschaap Dutch, Flemish
- schaap Dutch, Flemish
- schaapherder Dutch, Flemish
- schaapkameel Dutch, Flemish
- schaapsherder Dutch, Flemish
- schaapshond Dutch, Flemish
- schaapskooi Dutch, Flemish
- schaapsvlies Dutch, Flemish
- schapenboet Dutch, Flemish
- schapenkaas Dutch, Flemish
- schapenstal Dutch, Flemish
- schapenteek Dutch, Flemish
- schapenvlees Dutch, Flemish
- schapenvlies Dutch, Flemish
- schaper Dutch, Flemish
- schapevlees Dutch, Flemish
- scheper Dutch, Flemish
- vleesschaap Dutch, Flemish
- wolschaap Dutch, Flemish
- *skabʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *skabaną Proto-Germanic
- *skēpą Proto-Germanic
- cap Polish
- Sceapieg Old English
- scafan Old English
- sceaphierde Old English
- scēap Old English
- sċafan Old English
- sċēap Old English
- schepherde Middle English
- sheep Middle English
- shepherde Middle English
- skafa Old Norse
- skava Old Norse
- ŝafo Esperanto
- țap Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- scaep Middle Dutch
- schâep Middle Dutch
- scaf Old High German
- scāf Old High German
- skaban Old High German
- skaap Afrikaans
- schāf Middle High German
- Schof Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *skāp gmw-pro
- kaapima Estonian
- *scavan Old Dutch
- *skavan Old Dutch
- scap Old Dutch
- scāp Old Dutch
- skāp Old Dutch
- *kaapidak Proto-Finnic
- skap Old Saxon
- skavan Old Saxon
- skāp Old Saxon
- Schaf Alemannic German
- Schooff Alemannic German
- sheep Scots
- *skaban Frankish
- skiep Western Frisian
- jabōt Marshallese
- skēp Old Frisian
- hijip Volapük
- jijip Volapük
- jip Volapük
- jipül Volapük
- sipsip Tok Pisin
- Schaap Low German
- hepara Maori
- hipi Maori
- Mudderschof Pennsylvania German
- Schof Pennsylvania German
- Schoffleesch Pennsylvania German
- skapu Sranan Tongo
- цӕу Ossetian, Ossetic
- siip Chuukese
- sipisipi Rotokas
- *capi xsc-pro
- way
- dog
- pox
- bell
- walk
- foot
- skin
- bite
- cote
- fold
- head
- hook
- shit
- herd
- meat
- shank
- track
- water
- flesh
- berry
- fucker
- master
- sheepy
- herder
- iSheep
- herding
- shagger
- shearer
- stealer
- Shepway
- nonsheep
- Schaefer
- sheepway
- shepherd
- sheepman
- sheepdog
- sheepily
- sheepish
- sheeppox
- stealing
- sheepdom
- shearing
- sheeplike
- sheepness
- sheepling
- bitesheep
- sheepfold
- sheepskin
- sheepmeat
- sheepcote
- sheepshit
- sheepless
- sheepwalk
- antisheep
- sheephook
- sheepberry
- sheepshank
- sheepishly
- sheep-bell
- watersheep
- sheepsfoot
- sheep-like
- sheeptrack
- shepherdly
- sheepiness
- sheepshead
- sheepflesh
- sheepherder
- shepherdeth
- shepherdess
- unsheeplike
- shepherdish
- sheepmaster
- shepherdism
- sheepfucker
- sheepherding
- shepherdless
- sheepshagger
- sheepshearer
- shepherdship
- shepherdlike
- sheepskinned
- shepherdling
- sheepishness
- sheepstealer
- sheepstealing
- undershepherd
- sheepshearing