Schnipsel

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German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnɪpsəl/
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Noun

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Schnipsel m (strong, genitive Schnipsels, plural Schnipsel)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Noun

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Schnipsel n (strong, genitive Schnipsels, plural Schnipsel)

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