Reißbrett

German

Alternative forms

• Reissbrett (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

reißen +‎ Brett. Compare also English write (“to inscribe, engrave, imprint”) + board. The older meaning of reißen refers to the consequences of using a tool for engraving or drawing, causing little cracks on a surface of choice, which, among other things, could also have been used as means of writing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯sˌbʁɛt/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Reißbrett n (strong, genitive Reißbrettes or Reißbretts, plural Reißbretter)

1. drawing board

Declension

Declension of Reißbrett [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Reißbrett	die	Reißbretter
genitive	eines	des	Reißbrettes, Reißbretts	der	Reißbretter
dative	einem	dem	Reißbrett, Reißbrette1	den	Reißbrettern
accusative	ein	das	Reißbrett	die	Reißbretter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Reißbrett” in Duden online