Schiffer

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German schiffære, schiffere, from Old High German *skiffāri, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz (“sailor”). Doublet of Schipper and Skipper. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɪfɐ/ Rhymes: -ɪfɐ Homophone: Chiffre (one pronunciation) === Noun === Schiffer m (strong, genitive Schiffers, plural Schiffer) sailor; skipper (one who navigates a ship or boat, or works on it, especially in inland navigation) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== schippern === See also === Seemann (more common with seafaring) === Further reading === “Schiffer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Schiffer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon