Schipper

See also: schipper

English

Proper noun

Schipper (plural Schippers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schipper is the 10772^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2961 individuals. Schipper is most common among White (95.37%) individuals.

Anagrams

• chippers

Dutch

Etymology

From schipper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɪ.pər/
• Hyphenation: Schip‧per
• Rhymes: -ɪpər

Proper noun

Schipper

1. a surname

German

Etymology

From Low German Schipper, from Middle Low German schipper, alteration of schēper, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Schipper m (strong, genitive Schippers, plural Schipper)

1. (Northern Germany, chiefly informal) alternative form of Schiffer (“sailor, skipper, especially in inland navigation”)

Declension

Declension of Schipper [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schipper	die	Schipper
genitive	eines	des	Schippers	der	Schipper
dative	einem	dem	Schipper	den	Schippern
accusative	einen	den	Schipper	die	Schipper

Derived terms

• schippern