Schäre

German

Etymology

17th century, backformation from Swedish skären, definite plural of skär n, perhaps through Middle Low German schēr(e) (“reef”). All eventually from Old Norse sker.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːrə/, [ˈʃɛːʁə], [ˈʃeːʁə]
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: Schere (many speakers, chiefly northern and eastern regions)

Noun

Schäre f (genitive Schäre, plural Schären)

  1. skerry (flat, rocky isle, especially in Scandinavia)

Usage notes
  • The singular is often avoided in favour of the pleonastic Schäreninsel.

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

Derived terms
  • Schärengarten
  • Schäreninsel
  • Schärenküste
  • Schärenlandschaft

References
  1. “Schäre” in Duden online
  2. “Schäre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Further reading
  • “Schäre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schäre” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Noun

Schäre f

  1. plural of Schäer
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