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scherp

scherp

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Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sxɛrp/
Audio (Belgium): (file)
Audio (Netherlands): (file)
Rhymes: -ɛrp

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch scharp, scherp, from Old Dutch skarp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.

Adjective

scherp (comparative scherper, superlative scherpst)

sharp, able to cut easily
alert, on the ball
clever, intelligent, witty
acute, having a small angle
in focus, clearly visible, not blurry
(of food) hot, spicy

Declension

Declension of scherp
uninflected	scherp
inflected	scherpe
comparative	scherper
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		scherp	scherper	het scherpst het scherpste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	scherpe	scherpere	scherpste
	n. sing.	scherp	scherper	scherpste
	plural	scherpe	scherpere	scherpste
definite		scherpe	scherpere	scherpste
partitive		scherps	scherpers	—

Antonyms

Descendants

Afrikaans: skerp
Berbice Creole Dutch: skarpu
Negerhollands: skerp
Skepi Creole Dutch: skarp
→ Papiamentu: skèrpi, skerpi, scherpi
→? Sranan Tongo: srapu
- → Saramaccan: saápu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

scherp

inflection of scherpen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
3. imperative