scherp
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch scharp, scherp, from Old Dutch skarp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.
Adjective edit
scherp (comparative scherper, superlative scherpst)
- sharp, able to cut easily
- alert, on the ball
- clever, intelligent, witty
- acute, having a small angle
- in focus, clearly visible, not blurry
- (of food) hot, spicy
Inflection edit
| Inflection of scherp | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | scherp | |||
| inflected | scherpe | |||
| comparative | scherper | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | scherp | scherper | het scherpst het scherpste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | scherpe | scherpere | scherpste |
| n. sing. | scherp | scherper | scherpste | |
| plural | scherpe | scherpere | scherpste | |
| definite | scherpe | scherpere | scherpste | |
| partitive | scherps | scherpers | — | |
Antonyms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: skerp
- Berbice Creole Dutch: skarpu
- Negerhollands: skerp
- Skepi Creole Dutch: skarp
- → Papiamentu: skèrpi, skerpi, scherpi
- →? Sranan Tongo: srapu
- → Saramaccan: saápu
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
scherp
- inflection of scherpen: