Schnitt

See also: schnitt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German snit, from Old High German snit, from Proto-West Germanic *snidi, from Proto-Germanic *snidiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃnɪt/
Rhymes: -ɪt
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Noun

Schnitt m (strong, genitive Schnittes or Schnitts, plural Schnitte)

cut, the result of cutting
(mathematics) intersection
(architecture) section
(clothing) style, fashion
Ellipsis of Durchschnitt (“average”).
im Schnitt ― on average
harvest
(obsolete university slang) ¼ liter (of beer) served in a larger glass

Declension

Declension of Schnitt [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schnitt	die	Schnitte
genitive	eines	des	Schnittes, Schnitts	der	Schnitte
dative	einem	dem	Schnitt, Schnitte¹	den	Schnitten
accusative	einen	den	Schnitt	die	Schnitte

¹Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

“Schnitt” in Duden online
“Schnitt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Schnitt” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German snit, from Old High German snit, from Proto-West Germanic *snid, from Proto-Germanic *snidaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃnit/

Noun

Schnitt m (plural Schnitt, diminutive Schnittche)

cut

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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