schap

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See also: -schap

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schap, from Old Dutch *skap, from Proto-West Germanic *skap, from Proto-Germanic *skapą.

Pronunciation

Noun

schap n or f (plural schappen, diminutive schapje n)

  1. shelf
  2. (obsolete) closet, cabinet
    Synonym: kast

Usage notes

  • Schap is exclusively neuter in Northern Dutch, but feminine in many Southern Dutch varieties.

Synonyms

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian skip, which derives from Proto-West Germanic *skip.

Pronunciation

Noun

schap n (plural schaawe)

  1. (Mooring) ship