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schrimpf

/ʃɹˈɪmpf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
schrimpf
IPA
/ʃɹˈɪmpf/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schrimpf. Since this German word is ultimately cognate with English shrimp and scrimp, it could simply refer to the small stature of the person so named. But since Middle High German schrimpfen meant “to shrink, dry up”, and referred specifically to the healing of a gash or wound, Schrimpf could also denote a man with a noticeable scar, gash or bruise.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Schrimpfes (plural)

Rhymes With

schimpf

Questions

How do you pronounce schrimpf?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɹˈɪmpf/.
What does schrimpf mean?
A surname from German.
Where does schrimpf come from?
It is traced to German.

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