Schöps

Signification (Anglais)

1. (Austria, Eastern, Germany, masculine, regional, strong, weak) castrated ram
2. (Austria, Eastern, Germany, masculine, regional, strong, weak) mutton
3. (Austria, Eastern, Germany, masculine, regional, strong, weak) idiot; moron

Concepts

mouton

🐑

bélier

🐏

Synonymes

Hammel

Ramme

🐏

Widder

🐏

Bokkie

Traductions

wether

vervex

hamel

sheep

🐑

Schöps

carne di montone

castrato

montone

🐏

montone castrato

ram

🐏

Schöps

moton

mardan

carneiro

🐏

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʃœps/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen haut-allemand: schopz

Appartenant à moyen haut-allemand: schāf

Appartenant à tchèque: skopec

Appartenant à yiddish: שעפּס

Appartenant à russe: скопе́ц

In summary

From Middle High German schopz, schöpz (“castrated male sheep”), from a West Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *skopьcь (“eunuch, someone castrated”), 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”). Compare Yiddish שעפּס (sheps, “sheep”), Russian скопе́ц (skopéc, “eunuch”).