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Translation

sheep

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.

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This word is part of lesson 27.