"skêr" meaning in Afrikaans

See skêr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /skɛːr/, [skɛ̞ːɾ] Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-skêr.wav Forms: skêre [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch schaar, perhaps from the variant scheer, from Middle Dutch scare, schere, from Old Dutch *skāri. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|schaar}} Dutch schaar, {{inh|af|dum|scare}} Middle Dutch scare, {{inh|af|odt|*skāri}} Old Dutch *skāri Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|skêre|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} skêr (plural skêre), {{af-noun|e}} skêr (plural skêre)
  1. scissors Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-skêr-af-noun-SToV572o Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fng",
            "2": "sker",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Fanagalo: sker",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Fanagalo: sker"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kck",
            "2": "ikero",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kalanga: ikero",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kalanga: ikero"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "st",
            "2": "sekere",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sotho: sekere",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sotho: sekere"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xh",
            "2": "isikere",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Xhosa: isikere",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Xhosa: isikere"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zu",
            "2": "sikelo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Zulu: sikelo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Zulu: sikelo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "schaar"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch schaar",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "scare"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch scare",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*skāri"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *skāri",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch schaar, perhaps from the variant scheer, from Middle Dutch scare, schere, from Old Dutch *skāri.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "skêre",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "skêre",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "f2request": "1",
        "f5accel-form": "diminutive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "skêr (plural skêre)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "e"
      },
      "expansion": "skêr (plural skêre)",
      "name": "af-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "af",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "af:Tools",
          "parents": [
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scissors"
      ],
      "id": "en-skêr-af-noun-SToV572o",
      "links": [
        [
          "scissors",
          "scissors"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/skɛːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[skɛ̞ːɾ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-skêr.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a5/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-sk%C3%AAr.wav/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-sk%C3%AAr.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a5/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-sk%C3%AAr.wav/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-sk%C3%AAr.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "skêr"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fng",
            "2": "sker",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Fanagalo: sker",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Fanagalo: sker"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kck",
            "2": "ikero",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kalanga: ikero",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kalanga: ikero"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "st",
            "2": "sekere",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sotho: sekere",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sotho: sekere"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xh",
            "2": "isikere",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Xhosa: isikere",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Xhosa: isikere"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zu",
            "2": "sikelo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Zulu: sikelo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Zulu: sikelo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "schaar"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch schaar",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "scare"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch scare",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*skāri"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *skāri",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch schaar, perhaps from the variant scheer, from Middle Dutch scare, schere, from Old Dutch *skāri.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "skêre",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "skêre",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "f2request": "1",
        "f5accel-form": "diminutive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "skêr (plural skêre)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "e"
      },
      "expansion": "skêr (plural skêre)",
      "name": "af-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
        "Afrikaans lemmas",
        "Afrikaans nouns",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "af:Tools"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scissors"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scissors",
          "scissors"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/skɛːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[skɛ̞ːɾ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-skêr.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a5/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-sk%C3%AAr.wav/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-sk%C3%AAr.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a5/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-sk%C3%AAr.wav/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-sk%C3%AAr.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "skêr"
}

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