Schnipsel

German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʃnɪpsəl/
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Noun edit

Schnipsel m (strong, genitive Schnipsels, plural Schnipsel)

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

Declension edit

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 edit

Papierschnipsel

Noun edit

Schnipsel n (strong, genitive Schnipsels, plural Schnipsel)

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