Schäre

German

Etymology

17th century, backformation from Swedish skären, definite plural of skär n, perhaps through Middle Low German schēr(e) (“reef”). All eventually from Old Norse sker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛːrə/, [ˈʃɛːʁə], [ˈʃeːʁə]

• Audio:

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• Homophone: Schere (many speakers, chiefly northern and eastern regions)

Noun

Schäre f (genitive Schäre, plural Schären)

1. skerry (flat, rocky isle, especially in Scandinavia)

Usage notes

• The singular is often avoided in favour of the pleonastic Schäreninsel.

Declension

Declension of Schäre [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schäre	die	Schären
genitive	einer	der	Schäre	der	Schären
dative	einer	der	Schäre	den	Schären
accusative	eine	die	Schäre	die	Schären

Derived terms

• Schärengarten
• Schäreninsel
• Schärenküste
• Schärenlandschaft

Further reading

• “Schäre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schäre” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Noun

Schäre f

1. plural of Schäer