Schopf

Meaning

1. (masculine, strong) tuft (of hair)
2. (masculine, rare, strong) wisp (of hair)
3. (jargon, masculine, strong) crown (feathers sticking up at the back of a bird's head)
4. (masculine, strong) bunch of leaves
5. (masculine, strong) the long hair on a horse's forehead
6. (Switzerland, masculine, strong) shed, outbuilding
7. (Switzerland, masculine, strong) weather-proof roof

Concepts

crest

tuft

pigtails

ponytail

topknot

tuft of hair

chignon

khokhol

hoopoe

Synonyms

Haarschopf

Haube

kahlköpfig

Lichtung

Mähne

Pferdeschwanz

Wiedehopf

Federbusch

Chignon

Dutt

Haarpracht

Glatze

Translations

ciuffo

huppe

chignon

remise

toupet

houppe

tignasse

touffe de cheveux

crocchia

upupa

temorî

upupa

hop

paardenstart

poupa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɔpf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: schopf

Cognate with Old High German: scuft

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄

Cognate with English: sheaf

Cognate with Old Norse: skopt

Cognate with Northern Frisian: skuft

Cognate with Dutch: schoft

In summary

From Middle High German schopf, akin to Old High German scuft, from Proto-West Germanic *skuft, from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.
Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft, “hair of the head”), compare English sheaf, scruff, Old Norse skopt (“hair of the head”), skauf (“fox's tail”), North Frisian skuft (“back of the neck of a horse”), Dutch schoft (“withers (of a horse)”).