Schere

See also: schere and Schëre

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schære, from Old High German scāri, plural of scār. The spelling with -e- (instead of Schäre) is East Central German, probably reinforced by the related verb scheren (“to shear”). Cognate with Dutch schaar, English shears.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːʁə/

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Noun

Schere f (genitive Schere, plural Scheren)

1. a pair of scissors, shears

   Kann ich mir eben deine Schere ausleihen?

   Can I borrow your scissors for a minute?

2. (zoology) a pair of pincers (on a crab)
3. (figuratively) a gap, especially a widening one

   die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich

   the (widening) gap between the poor and rich

Hyponyms

• Blechschere
• Haushaltsschere
• Heckenschere
• Kabelschere
• Küchenschere
• Kunststoffschere
• Metallschere
• Nagelschere
• Papierschere
• Plastikschere
• Tafelschere

 

Related terms

• Scherenblatt
• Scherengitter
• Scherengriff
• Scherenkrebs
• Scherenschleifer
• Scherenschnabel
• Scherenschnitt
• Scherentreppe
• Scherenzaun

 

Further reading

• “Schere” in Duden online