Translation
sheep
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Word origin
From German Schaf ('sheep'), which descends from the same Proto-Germanic word as English sheep. Unlike English, the Esperanto plural is perfectly regular: unu ŝafo, du ŝafoj.
- Origin
- German
- Root
- Schaf
- English cognates
- sheep
Examples
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The sheep eat grass on the mountain.
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The dog guards the sheep.
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In the field stand a hundred sheep and one horse.
The family builds itself: is a lamb, o a ewe, o a shepherd, and o is mutton on the plate.
Where this fits
Word family
Words built on ŝafo with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- ŝafaĵonoun
mutton
ŝafo-aĵ-: something made from sheep
- ŝafidonoun
lamb
ŝafo-id-
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 6: ŝafo, teniso, pilko and 7 more words.