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

Declension of scherp
uninflected	scherp
inflected	scherpe
comparative	scherper
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		scherp	scherper	het scherpst het scherpste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	scherpe	scherpere	scherpste
	n. sing.	scherp	scherper	scherpste
	plural	scherpe	scherpere	scherpste
definite		scherpe	scherpere	scherpste
partitive		scherps	scherpers	—

Antonyms

• bot
• flauw
• onscherp
• wazig

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