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Dutch
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
Antonyms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
scherp
- inflection of scherpen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative