Schnipsel

German

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃnɪpsəl/

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Noun

Schnipsel m (strong, genitive Schnipsels, plural Schnipsel)

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

   Synonym: (now less common) Schnitzel

Declension

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

• Papierschnipsel

Noun

Schnipsel n (strong, genitive Schnipsels, plural Schnipsel)

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