| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | ŝaf·ist·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ŝafisto | ŝafistoj |
| Accusative | ŝafiston | ŝafistojn |
| Albanian | bari |
|---|---|
| Catalan | pastor |
| Chinook Jargon | lepʰashey |
| Czech | ovčák |
| Danish | hyrde; fårehyrde |
| Dutch | herder; schaapherder; scheper |
| English | shepherd; sheepherder |
| Faeroese | seyðamaður |
| Latin | opilio; pastor; upilio |
| Luxemburgish | Hiert |
| Portuguese | pastor |
| Saterland Frisian | Skeeper |
| Scottish Gaelic | cìobair |
| Swahili | mchungaji |
| West Frisian | harder; hoeder; skeper; skieppehoeder |