harsch

== German == === Etymology === From Low German and Middle Low German harsch, from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *kars- (“to scratch, scrape, rub, card”); see also Russian короста (korosta, “to itch”), Old Church Slavonic краста (krasta), Lithuanian karsiu (“to comb”). Compare English harsh, which is also borrowed from Middle Low German. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haʁʃ/ (standard) IPA(key): /haːʃ/ (widespread, especially northern and central Germany) Rhymes: -aʁʃ === Adjective === harsch (strong nominative masculine singular harscher, comparative harscher, superlative am harschesten or am harschsten) rough, harsh ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === harsch harshly === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Harsch”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1455 === Further reading === “harsch” in Duden online “harsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache