scherp

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sxɛrp/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛrp

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch scharp, scherp, from Old Dutch skarp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.

Adjective

scherp (comparative scherper, superlative scherpst)

  1. sharp, able to cut easily
  2. alert, on the ball
  3. clever, intelligent, witty
  4. acute, having a small angle
  5. in focus, clearly visible, not blurry
  6. (of food) hot, spicy
Inflection
Inflection of scherp
uninflected scherp
inflected scherpe
comparative scherper
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial scherpscherperhet scherpst
het scherpste
indefinite m./f. sing. scherpescherperescherpste
n. sing. scherpscherperscherpste
plural scherpescherperescherpste
definite scherpescherperescherpste
partitive scherpsscherpers—
Antonyms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: skerp
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: skarpu
  • Negerhollands: skerp
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: skarp
  • → Papiamentu: skèrpi, skerpi, scherpi
  • →? Sranan Tongo: srapu
    • → Saramaccan: saápu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

scherp

  1. inflection of scherpen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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