Schuppen

See also: schuppen and Schüppen

German

Etymology 1

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”).[1]

Noun

Schuppen m (strong, genitive Schuppens, plural Schuppen)

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Schuppen

  1. plural of Schuppe

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Schuppen”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Schuppen” in Duden online
  • “Schuppen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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