schaar

See also: Schaar

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxaːr/

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• Hyphenation: schaar
• Rhymes: -aːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch scare, schere, from Old Dutch *skāri, originally a plural form, from Proto-West Germanic *skeran.

Noun

schaar f (plural scharen, diminutive schaartje n)

1. A pair of scissors.
2. A claw (e.g. of a crab).

Derived terms

• haagschaar
• nagelschaar
• schaarbek

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skêr
  • → Fanagalo: sker
  • → Kalanga: ikero
  • → Sotho: sekere
  • → Xhosa: isikere
  • → Zulu: sikelo
• Berbice Creole Dutch: skari
• Jersey Dutch: sxjêre
• Negerhollands: skeer
• → Papiamentu: skèr, schertsje

Etymology 2

Noun

schaar f (plural scharen, diminutive schaartje n)

1. Alternative form of schare.

Derived terms

• heerschaar

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schaar

1. inflection of scharen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative