harsch
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German and Middle Low German harsch, from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *kars- (“to scratch, scrape, rub, card”); see also Sanskrit कषति (kaṣati, “scratches, rubs”), Russian короста (korosta, “to itch”), Old Church Slavonic краста (krasta), Lithuanian karsiu (“to comb”).
Compare English harsh, which is also borrowed from Middle Low German.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /haʁʃ/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /haːʃ/ (widespread, especially northern and central Germany)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aʁʃ
Adjective
[edit]harsch (strong nominative masculine singular harscher, comparative harscher, superlative am harschesten or am harschsten)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of harsch
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist harsch | sie ist harsch | es ist harsch | sie sind harsch | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | harscher | harsche | harsches | harsche |
genitive | harschen | harscher | harschen | harscher | |
dative | harschem | harscher | harschem | harschen | |
accusative | harschen | harsche | harsches | harsche | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der harsche | die harsche | das harsche | die harschen |
genitive | des harschen | der harschen | des harschen | der harschen | |
dative | dem harschen | der harschen | dem harschen | den harschen | |
accusative | den harschen | die harsche | das harsche | die harschen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein harscher | eine harsche | ein harsches | (keine) harschen |
genitive | eines harschen | einer harschen | eines harschen | (keiner) harschen | |
dative | einem harschen | einer harschen | einem harschen | (keinen) harschen | |
accusative | einen harschen | eine harsche | ein harsches | (keine) harschen |
Comparative forms of harsch
Superlative forms of harsch
Adverb
[edit]harsch
- harshly
- Der Lehrer wies den Jungen harsch zurecht.
- The teacher rebuked the boy harshly.
References
[edit]- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1455”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1455
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