Scharnier

See also: scharnier

German

Etymology

18th century, from French charnière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃarˈniːr/, [ʃaʁˈni(ː)ɐ̯], [ʃa(ɐ̯)-]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

Noun

Scharnier n (strong, genitive Scharniers, plural Scharniere)

1. hinge

   Synonym: (chiefly with doors/windows) Angel

Declension

Declension of Scharnier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Scharnier	die	Scharniere
genitive	eines	des	Scharniers	der	Scharniere
dative	einem	dem	Scharnier	den	Scharnieren
accusative	ein	das	Scharnier	die	Scharniere

Derived terms

• scharniert (“hinged”, adjective)

Descendants

• → Russian: шарни́р (šarnír)
• → Bulgarian: шарни́р (šarnír)
• → Hungarian: zsanér

Further reading

• “Scharnier” in Duden online
• Scharnier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Scharnier”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)