"שאָף" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: shof [romanization], shofn [romanization], shefl [romanization], shefele [romanization]
Etymology: From Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Compare German Schaf. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|goh|scāf}} Old High German scāf, {{inh|yi|gem-pro|*skēpą}} Proto-Germanic *skēpą, {{cog|de|Schaf}} German Schaf Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=f|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} שאָף • (shof) m or f, {{yi-noun|dim=שעפֿל|dim2=שעפֿעלע|g=mf|pl=שאָף|pl2=שאָפֿן}} שאָף • (shof) m or f, plural שאָף (shof) or שאָפֿן (shofn), diminutive שעפֿל (shefl) or שעפֿעלע (shefele)
  1. sheep (animal) Categories (lifeform): Sheep Synonyms: שעפּס (sheps)
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      "form": "shof",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shofn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "shefl",
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        "romanization"
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        "romanization"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "yi",
          "name": "Sheep",
          "orig": "yi:Sheep",
          "parents": [
            "Caprines",
            "Livestock",
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Mammals",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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          "roman": "sheps",
          "word": "שעפּס"
        }
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    },
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        "1": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "German Schaf",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Compare German Schaf.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shof",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shofn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shefl",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shefele",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
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        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
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      "name": "head"
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        "Yiddish lemmas",
        "Yiddish masculine nouns",
        "Yiddish nouns",
        "Yiddish nouns with multiple genders",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Old High German",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
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        "sheep (animal)"
      ],
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        ]
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "sheps",
      "word": "שעפּס"
    }
  ],
  "word": "שאָף"
}

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