scharpf
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German scharpf, from Old High German scarf. Cognate with German scharf, Dutch scherp, English sharp, Swedish skarp.
Adjective
scharpf
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 12.
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High German scarf, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Compare Low German scharp, Dutch scherp, English sharp, Danish skarp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠xarp͡f/
Adjective
scharpf
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | nonneuter | neuter | ||
| strong declension | nominative | scharpfer | scharpfiu | scharpfeȥ | scharpfe | scharpfiu |
| genitive | scharpfes | scharpfer(e) | scharpfes | scharpfer(e) | ||
| dative | scharpfem(e) | scharpfer(e) | scharpfem(e) | scharpfen | ||
| accusative | scharpfen | scharpfe | scharpfeȥ | scharpfe | scharpfiu | |
| weak declension | nominative | dër scharpfe | diu scharpfe | daȥ scharpfe | die scharpfen | diu scharpfen |
| genitive | dës scharpfen | dër scharpfen | dës scharpfen | dër scharpfen | ||
| dative | dëm scharpfen | dër scharpfen | dëm scharpfen | dën scharpfen | ||
| accusative | dën scharpfen | die scharpfen | daȥ scharpfe | die scharpfen | diu scharpfen | |