Schere

See also: schere, Schëre, and schære

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schære, from Old High German scāri, plural of scār, from Proto-West Germanic *skeran. The spelling with -e- (instead of Schäre) is East Central German, probably reinforced by the related verb scheren (“to shear”). Cognate with Dutch schaar, English shears.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃeːrə/, [ˈʃeːʁə]
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  • Homophone: Schäre (many speakers, chiefly northern and eastern regions)

Noun

Schere f (genitive Schere, plural Scheren)

  1. a pair of scissors, shears
    Kann ich mir eben deine Schere ausleihen?
    Can I borrow your scissors for a minute?
  2. (zoology) a pair of pincers (on a crab)
  3. (figuratively) a gap, especially a widening one
    die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich
    the (widening) gap between the poor and rich

Declension

Declension of Schere [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schere die Scheren
genitive einer der Schere der Scheren
dative einer der Schere den Scheren
accusative eine die Schere die Scheren

Hyponyms

Further reading

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