שעפּס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German schopz, schöpz (“wether, castrated ram”) (whence regional German Schöps (“wether; mutton”)), from a West Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *skopьсь (“eunuch, someone castrated”) (whence Russian скопе́ц (skopéc, “eunuch”)), from the verb *skopiti (“to castrate”).

The restriction to sheep may be due to the phonetic similarity to Middle High German schāf (“sheep”), but compare Czech skopec (“castrated ram”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɛps/

Noun

שעפּס • (sheps) m, plural שעפּסן‎ (shepsn)

  1. sheep (animal)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • שעפּסן‎ (shepsn)
  • שעפּסנס‎ (shepsns)
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