die Schippe
/ˈʃɪpə/ noun · feminine C2- shovel · Sie hat den Graben ganz allein mit der Schippe ausgehoben. She’s dug the ditch all on her own with a shovel.
- used as a typical property of manual labourers · Es kann nicht jeder Professor sein. Irgendwer muss auch mit der Schippe arbeiten. Not everybody can be a professor; someone must work with a shovel too.
- spade
Genitive der Schippe · Plural die Schippen
Noun forms
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Schippe | die Schippen |
| Accusative | die Schippe | die Schippen |
| Dative | der Schippe | den Schippen |
| Genitive | der Schippe | der Schippen |
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