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Schopf.

tuft (of hair)

6 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃɔpf/

  1. tuft (of hair)

    masculine · strong
    jemanden beim Schopf(e) packen

  2. wisp (of hair)

    masculine · rare · strong

  3. crown (feathers sticking up at the back of a bird's head)

    jargon · masculine · strong

  4. bunch of leaves

    masculine · strong

  5. the long hair on a horse's forehead

    masculine · strong

  6. shed, outbuilding

    Switzerland · masculine · strong

  7. weather-proof roof

    Switzerland · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

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)”).

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