Scherbrett

German

Etymology

From scheren (“to go into a certain direction”) +‎ Brett (“board”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːɐ̯bʁɛt/
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Noun

Scherbrett n (strong, genitive Scherbrettes or Scherbretts, plural Scherbretter)

(fishing) otter board, otter door, trawl door (Any of the rectangular boards which are used to keep the mouth of a trawl net open.)

Declension

Declension of Scherbrett [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Scherbrett	die	Scherbretter
genitive	eines	des	Scherbrettes, Scherbretts	der	Scherbretter
dative	einem	dem	Scherbrett, Scherbrette¹	den	Scherbrettern
accusative	ein	das	Scherbrett	die	Scherbretter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Further reading

“Scherbrett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Scherbrett” in Duden online

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