Schicht
See also: schicht
German edit
Etymology edit
From northern Middle High German schiht, from Middle Low German schicht, schichte, derived from the verb schichten (whence German schichten). Cognate with English shift.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schicht f (genitive Schicht, plural Schichten)
- layer, stratum, seam
- sheet, ply, coat (e.g. of paint)
- class, stratum, group of people with a certain social status
- shift (day's work period)
- shift (the group of people who work a certain shift)
- stint
Declension edit
Declension of Schicht [feminine]
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Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Schicht” in Duden online
- “Schicht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schicht”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Hunsrik edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schicht f (plural Schichte)
Further reading edit
Plautdietsch edit
Noun edit
Schicht f (plural Schichten)