Schneise

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German sneise, sneize (first attested as sneyße, 14th c.), from Old High German *sneisa, from Proto-West Germanic *snaisu, from Proto-Germanic *snaisō. Related to German schneiden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnaɪ̯zə/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯zə

Noun

Schneise f (genitive Schneise, plural Schneisen)

  1. a path cut into a location
    1. (forestry) aisle, swath, swathe
    2. (forestry) firebreak
    3. (aviation) corridor
  2. (dated) snare, sling, animal trap
    Synonyms: Schlinge, Dohne, Sprenkel

Declension

Declension of Schneise
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schneise die Schneisen
genitive einer der Schneise der Schneisen
dative einer der Schneise den Schneisen
accusative eine die Schneise die Schneisen

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