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German
Etymology
Holz + Scheit
Pronunciation
Noun
Holzscheit (originally) n or (now common) m (strong, genitive Holzscheits or Holzscheites, plural Holzscheite or (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland) Holzscheiter)
- log (split wood used as firewood)
1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, pages 158–159:Als in dem grünlichen Kachelofen nach einiger Zeit die Holzscheite zu glimmen und zu knistern begannen, setzte er sich, noch immer im Pelz, auf den schwarzen, ans Bett gerückten breitlehnigen Lederstuhl.- When after some time the logs in the greenish tiled stove started glowing and crackling, he sat down, still in the fur, on the black leather chair, which was moved next to the bed.
Usage notes
- For notes on gender and plural see the simplex Scheit.
Declension
Declension of Holzscheit
1Now rare, see notes.
2Alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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