schap

See also: -schap

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schap, from Old Dutch *skap, from Proto-West Germanic *skap, from Proto-Germanic *skapą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sxɑp/
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  • Hyphenation: schap
  • Rhymes: -ɑp

Noun

schap n or f (plural schappen, diminutive schapje n)

  1. shelf
  2. (obsolete) closet, cabinet
    Synonym: kast

Usage notes
  • Schap is exclusively neuter in Northern Dutch, but feminine in many Southern Dutch varieties.

Synonyms
  • (shelf): legplank

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian skip, which derives from Proto-West Germanic *skip.

Cognates
Cognates include Föhr-Amrum North Frisian skap, West Frisian skip, Dutch schip, German Schiff and Danish skib.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃap/

Noun

schap n (plural schaawe)

  1. (Mooring) ship
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