sheep

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
2. A member of the domestic species Ovis aries, the most well-known species of Ovis.
3. A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
4. A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock).
5. Sheepskin leather.
6. A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.

Konzepte

Schaf

Schafe

Bokkie

Lamm

Hammel

Ramme

Widder

Hausschaf

Vieh

Schafspelz

Wollschaf

Ovis Aries

Ziege

Lama

Schafkamel

Schafbock

Ovine

Aue

Mutterschaf

Zibbe

Schöps

Lammfleisch

Schäfchen

Schäflein

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ʃiːp/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle English schep, schepe, from Anglian Old English sċēp, a variant of sċēap, from Proto-West Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą (compare West Frisian skiep, North Frisian schäip, Dutch schaap, German Schaf), beside *keppô (compare Old Norse kjappi (“buck”), dialectal German Kippe (“newborn calf”)), of unknown origin. Perhaps from the same Scythian word (compare Ossetian цӕу (cæw, “goat”), Persian چپش (čapiš, “yearling goat”)) which was borrowed into Albanian as cjap, sqap (“buck”) and into Slavic (compare Polish cap). After Kroonen, *skēpą is instead from the root of Proto-Germanic *skabaną (“to scratch”) via Kluge's law.

Sätze

He had always believed that the sheep were able to understand what he said .

Er hatte immer geglaubt, dass die Schafe verstehen konnten, was er sagte.