Schoppen

See also: schoppen

German

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal French chopenne, from Old French chopine, itself of Germanic origin, from Middle Low German schōpe(n) (corresponding to Middle High German schuofe), ultimately from the root of Schaff (“ladle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔpn̩/
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Noun

Schoppen m (strong, genitive Schoppens, plural Schoppen)

  1. liquid measure, historically and regionally varying, usually 0.4 to 0.5 liters
  2. pint, glass of beer, glass of wine

Declension

Declension of Schoppen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schoppen die Schoppen
genitive eines des Schoppens der Schoppen
dative einem dem Schoppen den Schoppen
accusative einen den Schoppen die Schoppen

Descendants

  • → Chilean Spanish: schop

Further reading

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