potsherd

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations
  - 1.2.2 References

English [edit]

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Sherd

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English pot-sherd, which is a compound of the words pot and sherd (shard).

Noun [edit]

potsherd (plural potsherds)

A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.

Translations [edit]

piece of ceramic from pottery

Afrikaans: potskerf (af)
Dutch: potscherf (nl) f
Finnish: ruukunsirpale (fi)
German: Scherbe (de) f, Tonscherbe (de) f, Topfscherbe (de) f

Macedonian: откршок (mk) (ótkršok) m
Navajo: kitsʼiil
Spanish: tiesto (es) m, casco (es) m

References [edit]

“potsherd” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.

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