Schere

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) a pair of scissors, shears
2. (feminine) a pair of pincers (on a crab)
3. (feminine, figuratively) a gap, especially a widening one

Sinonieme

Beitel

Blatt

Brunnen

Meißel

Messer

🔪

scheren

Schneidewerkzeug

Stein

🪨

Zange

Vertalings

scissors

✂️

ciseaux

forbici

✂️

schaar

tijeras

tisores

✂️

makas

✂️

tesoura

✂️

ψαλίδι

shears

axicia

tijera

✂️

tesouras

pair of scissors

Dialekte

Kanton Basel-Land

schäär

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈʃeːrə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: schære

Geërf van Old High German: scāri

Verwante met Nederlands: schaar

Verwante met Engels: shears

In summary

From Middle High German schære, from Old High German scāri, plural of scār, from Proto-West Germanic *skeran. 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.