Polyglot Dictionary

Schäfer

/ˈʃɛːfɐ/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Schäfer

Meaning

  1. shepherd

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

hirte

Hirte and Schäfer are close synonyms for "shepherd"; Schäfer is more occupational/technical, Hirte more general, pastoral or biblical.

Similar in other languages

French

berger

berger is the French word for the same thing — both mean "shepherd."

Practice

1 What does Schäfer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ hütet die Schafe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schäfer?

noun

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