Scharte

== German == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈʃaʁtə/ Homophone: scharrte === Noun === 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Deichschart (less often Deichscharte) === Further reading === “Scharte” in Duden online “Scharte”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Scharte” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.