schaar

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sxaːr/ Hyphenation: schaar Rhymes: -aːr === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch scare, schere, from Old Dutch *skāri, originally a plural form, from Proto-West Germanic *skeran. ==== Noun ==== schaar f (plural scharen, diminutive schaartje n) a pair of scissors a claw (e.g. of a crab) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: skêr→ Fanagalo: sker→ Kalanga: ikero→ Sotho: sekere→ Xhosa: isikere→ Zulu: sikelo Berbice Creole Dutch: skari Jersey Dutch: sxjêre Negerhollands: skeer → Papiamentu: skèr, schertsje === Etymology 2 === See schare. ==== Noun ==== schaar f (plural scharen, diminutive schaartje n) alternative form of schare ===== Derived terms ===== heerschaar === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== schaar inflection of scharen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative