Schuppe

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See also: schuppe and Schüppe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schuope, schuoppe, schuppe, from Old High German scuobba, scuopa, from earlier *skōbba, ultimately from the root of schaben (“to scrape”).

Cognate with Middle Low German schōpe, schōve, schubbe. One of the rare words with a long vowel followed by an original geminate (compare Haken). Different simplifications of this cluster led to the great variety of forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʊpə/
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Noun

Schuppe f (genitive Schuppe, plural Schuppen, diminutive Schüppchen n)

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

Declension

Declension of Schuppe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schuppe die Schuppen
genitive einer der Schuppe der Schuppen
dative einer der Schuppe den Schuppen
accusative eine die Schuppe die Schuppen

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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Pronunciation

Noun

Schuppe

  1. plural of Schupp
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