scherf

See also: Scherf

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch scherve, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *skarfaz, related to *skeraną (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sxɛrf/
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Hyphenation: scherf
Rhymes: -ɛrf

Noun

scherf f (plural scherven, diminutive scherfje n)

A shard.

Derived terms

glasscherf
granaatscherf
potscherf
scherven brengen geluk

Descendants

→ Papiamentu: skerfi

Further reading

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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