Schuppen

Schuppe

  1. (feminine) scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
  2. (feminine) piece of dandruff; and in the plural: dandruff

Synonyms

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schopf

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

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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