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Schnitzel

See also: schnitzel

German

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Etymology

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From Schnitz (“cut-off piece”). Pertaining to schneiden (“to cut”). The culinary sense spread from Austria and was therefore adopted in the regional neuter gender.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnɪtsəl/, [ˈʃnɪtsəl], [ˈʃnɪtsl̩]
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Noun

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Schnitzel m or (Austria, southern Germany) n (strong, genitive Schnitzels, plural Schnitzel)

  1. scrap (small piece of paper, etc.)
    Synonym: (more common) Schnipsel

Usage notes

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  • The neuter gender is chiefly used for the dish. The masculine gender is used for scraps of material (e.g. wood, paper).

Declension

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Declension of Schnitzel [masculine // neuter (Austria, southern Germany), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Schnitzel die Schnitzel
genitive eines des Schnitzels der Schnitzel
dative einem dem Schnitzel den Schnitzeln
accusative einen, ein den, das Schnitzel die Schnitzel

Derived terms

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Noun

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Schnitzel n (strong, genitive Schnitzels, plural Schnitzel)

  1. cutlet (slice of filet meat)

Usage notes

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  • German Schnitzel is not the same as English schnitzel, which is generally taken to be a breaded cutlet. Although this form of preparation is rather common in German-speaking countries, it is by no means definitive of Schnitzel.
  • Given the general meaning of the word, the idea that “Schnitzel” is a dish typical of German/Austrian cuisine is unknown to these countries (or has, at most, recently been introduced from the Anglophone world).
    • In Switzerland the term Pläzli is used for cutlet and the breaded cutlet meaning is most often associated with English schnitzel.

Declension

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Declension of Schnitzel [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schnitzel die Schnitzel
genitive eines des Schnitzels der Schnitzel
dative einem dem Schnitzel den Schnitzeln
accusative ein das Schnitzel die Schnitzel

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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See also

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Further reading

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