Schimpf

See also: schimpf

English

Proper noun

Schimpf (plural Schimpfs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schimpf is the 18378^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1507 individuals. Schimpf is most common among White (95.36%) individuals.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schimpf, from Old High German skimpf, from Proto-West Germanic *skimp (“mockery, joke”). Cognate with Middle Low German schimp, Dutch schimp (“taunt, railing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪmpf/

• Audio:

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Noun

Schimpf m (strong, genitive Schimpfes or Schimpfs, plural Schimpfe)

1. insult, affront, scolding
2. shaming, humiliation

Declension

Declension of Schimpf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schimpf	die	Schimpfe
genitive	eines	des	Schimpfes, Schimpfs	der	Schimpfe
dative	einem	dem	Schimpf, Schimpfe1	den	Schimpfen
accusative	einen	den	Schimpf	die	Schimpfe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• beschimpfen
• schimpfen