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Schere.

a pair of scissors, shears

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃeːrə/[ˈʃeːʁə]
  1. a pair of scissors, shears

    feminine
    Kann ich mir eben deine Schere ausleihen?
  2. a pair of pincers (on a crab)

    feminine
  3. a gap, especially a widening one

    feminine · figuratively
    die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich
Where this word comes from

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.

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