Schar

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːr/, [ʃaː], [ʃaːɐ̯], [ʃaːr]
• Homophones: Schah (many speakers), scharr (some speakers)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German scara (“troop”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic *skarō. Cognate with English share.

Noun

Schar f (genitive Schar, plural Scharen)

1. troop
2. (mathematics) family

Declension

Declension of Schar [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schar	die	Scharen
genitive	einer	der	Schar	der	Scharen
dative	einer	der	Schar	den	Scharen
accusative	eine	die	Schar	die	Scharen

Related terms

• Scherge

Etymology 2

From Middle High German schar, from Old High German scaro. Cognate with German scheren (“to shear”), German Schere (“shear, scissors”), English share (“plowshare”), English shear.

Noun

Schar f or n (mixed or strong, genitive Schars or Schares, plural Scharen or Schare)

1. ploughshare

Declension

Declension of Schar [feminine // neuter, mixed // strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine, ein	die, das	Schar	die	Scharen, Schare
genitive	einer, eines	der, des	Schars, Schares	der	Scharen, Schare
dative	einer, einem	der, dem	Schar, Schare1	den	Scharen
accusative	eine, ein	die, das	Schar	die	Scharen, Schare

¹Now rare, see notes.