scherp
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch scharp, scherp, from Old Dutch skarp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.
Adjective
scherp (comparative scherper, superlative scherpst)
- sharp, able to cut easily
- alert, on the ball
- clever, intelligent, witty
- acute, having a small angle
- in focus, clearly visible, not blurry
- (of food) hot, spicy
Declension
| Declension of scherp | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | scherp | |||
| inflected | scherpe | |||
| comparative | scherper | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | scherp | scherper | het scherpst het scherpste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | scherpe | scherpere | scherpste |
| n. sing. | scherp | scherper | scherpste | |
| plural | scherpe | scherpere | scherpste | |
| definite | scherpe | scherpere | scherpste | |
| partitive | scherps | scherpers | — | |
Antonyms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
scherp
- inflection of scherpen:
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