Schnipsel

German

Etymology

Variant of Schnitzel, which used to be the dominant form before it became common in the sense of “cutlet” (to which it is now often restricted). Compare the verbs schnippeln (“to snip”) and schnipsen (“to nip off”). Ultimately all these forms pertain to schneiden (“to cut”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnɪpsəl/
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Noun

Schnipsel m (strong, genitive Schnipsels, plural Schnipsel)

  1. scrap (small piece of paper, etc.)
    Synonym: (now less common) Schnitzel

Declension
Declension of Schnipsel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schnipsel die Schnipsel
genitive eines des Schnipsels der Schnipsel
dative einem dem Schnipsel den Schnipseln
accusative einen den Schnipsel die Schnipsel

Derived terms
  • Papierschnipsel

Noun

Schnipsel n (strong, genitive Schnipsels, plural Schnipsel)

  1. excerpt (small piece of text, audio, video, etc.)
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