Scharlach

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʁlax/

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German scharlach, backformation from northern Middle High German scharlachen, from Middle Dutch scarlaken, alteration (based on Middle Dutch laken = German Laken) of older *scarlaten (early modern Dutch schaerlaten, southern Middle High German scharlāt), from Old French escarlate, from Persian سقرلاط (saqerlât), from Latin sigillātum.

Noun

Scharlach n or m (strong, genitive Scharlachs, plural Scharlache)

1. (chiefly jargon, chiefly neuter) scarlet (colour)

   Synonyms: Scharlachrot, Scharlachfarbe

2. (chiefly jargon) scarlet-colored fabric

Usage notes

• The masculine gender is very rare for the first sense.

Declension

Declension of Scharlach [neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Scharlach	die	Scharlache
genitive	eines	des	Scharlachs	der	Scharlache
dative	einem	dem	Scharlach	den	Scharlachen
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Scharlach	die	Scharlache

Related terms

• scharlachen
• scharlachrot

Etymology 2

Clipping of Scharlachfieber, since the first half of the 19th century.

Noun

Scharlach m (strong, genitive Scharlachs, no plural)

1. scarlet fever

Declension

Declension of Scharlach [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Scharlach
genitive	eines	des	Scharlachs
dative	einem	dem	Scharlach
accusative	einen	den	Scharlach

Further reading

• Scharlach on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Scharlach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Scharlach (Krankheit)” in Duden online
• “Scharlach (Farbe, Gewebe, Stoff)” in Duden online
• “Scharlach” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑʀlɑχ/

Noun

Scharlach n (uncountable)

1. scarlet fever