Schoppen

See also: schoppen

German

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal French chopenne, from Old French chopine, itself of Germanic origin, from Middle Low German schōpe(n) (corresponding to Middle High German schuofe), ultimately from the root of Schaff (“ladle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔpn̩/

• Audio:

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Noun

Schoppen m (strong, genitive Schoppens, plural Schoppen)

1. liquid measure, historically and regionally varying, usually 0.4 to 0.5 liters
2. pint, glass of beer, glass of wine

Declension

Declension of Schoppen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schoppen	die	Schoppen
genitive	eines	des	Schoppens	der	Schoppen
dative	einem	dem	Schoppen	den	Schoppen
accusative	einen	den	Schoppen	die	Schoppen

Related terms

• Frühschoppen

Further reading

• “Schoppen” in Duden online