Schere

See also: schere and Schëre

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schære, from Old High German scāri, plural of scār. The spelling with -e- (instead of Schäre) is East Central German, probably reinforced by the related verb scheren (“to shear”). Cognate with Dutch schaar, English shears.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːʁə/
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Noun

Schere f (genitive Schere, plural Scheren)

a pair of scissors, shears
Kann ich mir eben deine Schere ausleihen?
Can I borrow your scissors for a minute?
(zoology) a pair of pincers (on a crab)
(figuratively) a gap, especially a widening one
die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich
the (widening) gap between the poor and rich

Declension

Declension of Schere

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schere	die	Scheren
genitive	einer	der	Schere	der	Scheren
dative	einer	der	Schere	den	Scheren
accusative	eine	die	Schere	die	Scheren

Hyponyms

Blechschere
Haushaltsschere
Heckenschere
Kabelschere
Küchenschere
Kunststoffschere
Metallschere
Nagelschere
Papierschere
Plastikschere
Tafelschere

Related terms

Scherenblatt
Scherengitter
Scherengriff
Scherenkrebs
Scherenschleifer
Scherenschnabel
Scherenschnitt
Scherentreppe
Scherenzaun