Schaiper

Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German schêper, from schâp + -er, from Old Saxon skāp.

The form Schaiper retains the inherited umlaut result. In the variant Schäöper, it has been replaced with analogical umlaut after the underlying Schaop (“sheep”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯pər/

Noun

Schaiper m (plural Schaipers)

  1. (Westphalian) shepherd
  • Schaop
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