barsch

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Low German and Middle Low German barsch (“sharp, pointed, strict (in taste)”), from Old Saxon *barsk, from Proto-Germanic *barskaz, from *barsaz (“bass, perch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /barʃ/, [baʁʃ], [baɐ̯ʃ], [baːʃ] Hyphenation: barsch Homophone: Barsch (some speakers) === Adjective === barsch (strong nominative masculine singular barscher, comparative barscher, superlative am barschesten or am barschsten) harsh, unfriendly ==== Declension ====