German

Noun

Schneiden f

1. plural of Schneide

German

Verb

schneiden ‎(class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present schneidet, past tense schnitt, past participle geschnitten, past subjunctive schnitte, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to cut; to carve; to slice
2. (transitive) to pare; to clip; to mow; to prune; to trim
3. (transitive, driving, figuratively) to cut (someone) off; to cut in on (someone)
4. (transitive, film) to edit
5. (transitive or reflexive) to intersect

   Die beiden Geraden schneiden sich. — “Both streets intersect.”

6. (reflexive) to cut (oneself)
7. (reflexive, colloquial) to delude (oneself); to become mistaken
8. to avoid somebody (to cut someone)

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German snīden, from Old High German snīdan, from Proto-Germanic *snīþaną. Cognate with German schneiden, Dutch snijden, English snithe, Icelandic sníða.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃnɑɪ̯dən/

Verb

schneiden ‎(third-person singular present schneit, past participle geschnidden, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to cut, to carve

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• Schneid