Schar

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaːr/, [ʃaː], [ʃaːɐ̯], [ʃaːr]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • 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, Swedish skara.

    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

    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.

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