schaap

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch schâep, from Old Dutch skāp, scāp, from Proto-West Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sxaːp/ Hyphenation: schaap Rhymes: -aːp === Noun === schaap n (plural schapen, diminutive schaapje n) sheep (a woolly ruminant animal of the genus Ovis) (figurative, derogatory or endearing) someone with very curly hair sheep (unthinking follower) (Christianity) a member of a priest's or minister's congregation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: skaap Berbice Creole Dutch: skapu Jersey Dutch: sxâp Negerhollands: skaap, skap Sranan Tongo: skapuAukan: sikapuSaramaccan: sikáfu, sikápu → Lokono: sjikapoe, shikápo → Warao: sikabo ==== See also ==== lam ooi ram