# das Mutterschaf

das Mutterschaf is a German noun meaning “a ewe (female sheep) that has a lamb”. Forms: des Mutterschafes, die Mutterschafe.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Mutterschafes
- Plural: die Mutterschafe

## In other languages

- Русский: овцематка

## Meanings

1. a ewe (female sheep) that has a lamb
2. a ewe in general

## Examples

- Sie scherte ein Mutterschaf. — She sheared a ewe.

## Related words

- Synonym: Schaf, Zibbe

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