Schäre

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

17th century, backformation from Swedish skären, definite plural of skär n, perhaps through Middle Low German schēr(e) (“reef”). All eventually from Old Norse sker.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːrə/, [ˈʃɛːʁə], [ˈʃeːʁə]
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: Schere (many speakers, chiefly northern and eastern regions)

Noun[edit]

Schäre f (genitive Schäre, plural Schären)

  1. skerry (flat, rocky isle, especially in Scandinavia)

Usage notes[edit]

  • The singular is often avoided in favour of the pleonastic Schäreninsel.

Declension[edit]

Declension of Schäre [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schäre die Schären
genitive einer der Schäre der Schären
dative einer der Schäre den Schären
accusative eine die Schäre die Schären

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Schäre” in Duden online
  2. ^ “Schäre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Further reading[edit]

  • “Schäre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schäre” in Duden online

Hunsrik[edit]

Noun[edit]

Schäre f

  1. plural of Schäer
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