Schaff

See also: schaff

English

Etymology

• As a German surname, variant of Schaaf.
• As a Jewish surname, from German Schaf (“sheep”) or its Yiddish equivalent שאָף (shof).
• Also as a German surname, from the noun Schaff (“tub, wooden barrel”), compare Scheffel.

Proper noun

Schaff (plural Schaffs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schaff is the 11035^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2881 individuals. Schaff is most common among White (95.35%) individuals.

Anagrams

• chaffs

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schaf, from Old High German scaf, from Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą. Doublet of Schapp. Cognate with Dutch schap and Swedish skåp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaf/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Schaff n (strong, genitive Schaffes or Schaffs, plural Schaffe, diminutive Schaffel n or Schafferl n)

1. (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) wooden container, tub, barrel
2. (South Western German, West Central German) cupboard, cabinet

Declension

Declension of Schaff [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schaff	die	Schaffe
genitive	eines	des	Schaffes, Schaffs	der	Schaffe
dative	einem	dem	Schaff, Schaffe1	den	Schaffen
accusative	ein	das	Schaff	die	Schaffe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Schapp
• Scheffel

Descendants

• → Macedonian: шкаф (škaf)
• → Serbo-Croatian: škȁf

Further reading

• “Schaff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schaff” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schaff” in Duden online
• “Schaff” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.