scharp
See also: schärp
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German scharp, from Old Saxon skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz. Cognate with English sharp.
Related terms
- scharpen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch skarp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp.
Adjective
scharp
Inflection
| Adjective | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
| Nominative | Indefinite | scharp | scharpe | scharp | scharpe |
| Definite | scharpe | scharpe | |||
| Accusative | Indefinite | scharpen | scharpe | scharp | scharpe |
| Definite | scharpe | ||||
| Genitive | scharps | scharper | scharps | scharper | |
| Dative | scharpen | scharper | scharpen | scharpen | |
Alternative forms
- scherp
- schāerp
Derived terms
Descendants
- Dutch: scherp
- Limburgish: sjèrp
Further reading
- “scarp (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “scharp (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.
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