Masculino

Schöps

Significado

Conceitos

(Inglês)

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

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ʃœps/

Herdado de alto alemão médio

Cognato com alto alemão médio

Cognato com tcheco

Cognato com iídiche

Cognato com russo

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”).