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)

1. a shard

Derived terms

• glasscherf
• granaatscherf
• potscherf
• scherven brengen geluk

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: skerfi

Further reading

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