Schnepfe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German snepfe, from Old High German snepfa, from the root of Schnabel (“beak, pecker”). Related to Icelandic mýrisnípa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃnɛp.fə/
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Hyphenation: Schnep‧fe

Noun

Schnepfe f (genitive Schnepfe, plural Schnepfen)

snipe (bird of the family Scolopacidae)
woodcock
Synonym: Waldschnepfe
(derogatory) unpleasant, unlikable woman
(derogatory, colloquial) prostitute

Declension

Declension of Schnepfe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schnepfe	die	Schnepfen
genitive	einer	der	Schnepfe	der	Schnepfen
dative	einer	der	Schnepfe	den	Schnepfen
accusative	eine	die	Schnepfe	die	Schnepfen

Further reading

“Schnepfe” in Duden online

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