Scharte
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German scharte f, also schart f or m, from the adjective Old High German *scart (“wounded, cut up”, attested in liduscart), from Proto-Germanic *skardaz. Related with German scheren (“to shear”).
Cognate with Middle Dutch schaert m, Middle Low German schārt n, Old English sceard n, Old Norse skarð n. All possibly from Proto-Germanic *skardą, although the deviating genders in Dutch and High German may suggest independent derivations from the adjective. See English sherd, shard for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Scharte f (genitive Scharte, plural Scharten)
- (now fairly rare) notch, cut, cleft
- Synonyms: Kerbe, Spalte, Einschnitt
- (architecture) embrasure
- (blacksmithing) a cut, defect in a blade
- (botany) saw-wort (Serratula gen. et spp.)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Scharte [feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Deichschart (less often Deichscharte)
Further reading
[edit]- “Scharte” in Duden online
- “Scharte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Scharte” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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