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scharf

scharf

Bavarian

Adjective

scharf

  1. sharp
    a scharfs Messa ― a sharp knife
  2. keen
    Madl, i bin scharf auf di! ― Girl, I am keen on you!

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaʁf/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ʃaːf/ (widespread, esp. northern and central Germany)
  • Homophone: Schaf (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Old High German scarf, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb(h), from *(s)ker- (to cut). Compare Low German scharp, Dutch scherp, English sharp, Danish skarp.

Adjective

scharf (comparative schärfer, superlative am schärfsten)

  1. sharp (knife, intellect)
  2. hot (spicy)
  3. nipping
  4. hot (sexy)
  5. live (bomb)

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