Schere

Significado

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

Xénero

♀️ Feminino

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈʃeːrə/

Etimoloxía

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.