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Scharlach
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German
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃaʁlax/
de De-Scharlach.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
From de gmh scharlach, backformation from northern gmh scharlachen, from de dum scarlaken, alteration (based on dum laken = de Laken) of older dum *scarlaten (early modern nl schaerlaten, southern gmh scharlāt), from de fro escarlate, from de fa سقرلاط saqerlât, from de la sigillātum.
Noun
n:m,s,e
de chiefly jargon chiefly neuter scarlet colour
de Scharlachrot Scharlachfarbe
de chiefly jargon scarlet-colored fabric
Usage notes
The masculine gender is very rare for the first sense.
Declension
n:m,s,e
Related terms
de scharlachen
de scharlachrot
Etymology 2
de Scharlachfieber, since the first half of the 19th century.
Noun
m,s.sg
scarlet fever
Declension
m,s.sg
Further reading
de
Scharlach_Krankheit Scharlach (Krankheit)
Scharlach_Farbe_Gewebe_Stoff Scharlach (Farbe, Gewebe, Stoff)
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
lb /ˈʃɑʀlɑχ/
Noun
n -
scarlet fever
lb Diseases