Schnitzel

See also: schnitzel

German

Etymology

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

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

Noun

Schnitzel m, n (genitive Schnitzels, plural Schnitzel)

1. scrap (small piece of paper, etc.)

Declension

Declension of Schnitzel

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schnitzel	die	Schnitzel
genitive	eines	des	Schnitzels	der	Schnitzel
dative	einem	dem	Schnitzel	den	Schnitzeln
accusative	einen	den	Schnitzel	die	Schnitzel

Usage notes

• The neuter gender is chiefly Austro-Bavarian.

Synonyms

• Schnipsel (more common)

Derived terms

• Papierschnitzel
• Schnitzeljagd

Related terms

• schnitzeln
• schnitzen

Noun

Schnitzel n (genitive Schnitzels, plural Schnitzel)

1. cutlet (slice of filet meat)

Declension

Declension of Schnitzel

	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

Usage notes

• 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).

Hyponyms

• Hähnchenschnitzel
• Kalbsschnitzel
• Kinderschnitzel
• Putenschnitzel
• Schweineschnitzel
• Zigeunerschnitzel

Derived terms

• Holzfällerschnitzel
• Schnitzelfriedhof
• Zigeunerschnitzel

Further reading

• Schnitzel in Duden online