schärp

See also: scharp

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • scharp (eastern Ripuarian)
  • scharf (Moselle Franconian; now alternatively in Ripuarian via German)

Etymology

From Old High German (*)scarp, northern variant of scarf, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, with regular -ar- → -ęr- before a non-dental consonant. Compare the same in Dutch scherp.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɛʀp/, /ˈʃɛʀəp/

Adjective

schärp (masculine schärpe, feminine and plural schärpe or schärp, comparative schärper, superlative et schärpste)

  1. (central and western Ripuarian) sharp
    Pass op! Dat Metz es ärch schärp.
    Be careful! That knife is very sharp.
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