Scherben

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛʁbn̩/, /ˈʃɛʁbm̩/
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Noun

Scherben m (strong, genitive Scherbens, plural Scherben)

  1. (Austria, Southern Germany) Synonym of Scherbe f
  2. earthenware pot
    • 1964 [1953], Ingeborg Bachmann, “Im Zwielicht”, in Die gestundete Zeit, page 20:
      Ich aber bin schon des Augenblicks / gegenwärtig in Liebe, mir fällt der Scherben / ins Feuer, mir wird er zum Blei, / das er war.
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Declension

Noun

Scherben

  1. plural of Scherbe

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