Schuppen
Schuppe
- (feminine) scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
- (feminine) piece of dandruff; and in the plural: dandruff
Concepts
Synonyms
Bretterbude
Kopfschuppen
Verkaufshäuschen
Bretterhäuschen
armselige Hütte
armselige Wohnung
Schutzdach
Wetterdach
Unterstand
Vorratsschrank
Vorratslager
Seemannslied
baufälliges Haus
Nissenhütte
Hucke
Erdloch
Bretterverschlag
Notunterkunft
Beisel
Boaz
Translations
Frequency
Etymology
In summary
A nominal formation related to Schopf (“tuft, crown (of feathers)”), as they were originally covered with bundles of straw. Cognate with dialectal English shippon (“cow-shed”).
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