Schar

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃaːr/, [ʃaː], [ʃaːɐ̯], [ʃaːr]
  • Homophones: Schah (many speakers), scharr (some speakers)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German scara (“troop”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic *skarō. Cognate with English share.

Noun

Schar f (genitive Schar, plural Scharen)

  1. troop
  2. (mathematics) family
Declension
Declension of Schar [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schar die Scharen
genitive einer der Schar der Scharen
dative einer der Schar den Scharen
accusative eine die Schar die Scharen

Etymology 2

From Middle High German schar, from Old High German scaro. Cognate with German scheren (“to shear”), German Schere (“shear, scissors”), English share (“plowshare”), English shear.

Noun

Schar f or n (mixed or strong, genitive Schars or Schares, plural Scharen or Schare)

  1. ploughshare
Declension
Declension of Schar [feminine // neuter, mixed // strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine, ein die, das Schar die Scharen, Schare
genitive einer, eines der, des Schars, Schares der Scharen, Schare
dative einer, einem der, dem Schar, Schare1 den Scharen
accusative eine, ein die, das Schar die Scharen, Schare

1Now rare, see notes.

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