durchschneiden

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word durchschneiden. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word durchschneiden, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say durchschneiden in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word durchschneiden you have here. The definition of the word durchschneiden will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofdurchschneiden, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German durchsnīden. By surface analysis, durch- +‎ schneiden.

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊrçʃnaɪ̯dn̩/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

durchschneiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schneidet durch, past tense schnitt durch, past participle durchgeschnitten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to cut through
    Synonyms: zerschneiden, durchtrennen
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

Verb

durchschneiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present durchschneidet, past tense durchschnitt, past participle durchschnitten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to cut through
    Synonyms: zerschneiden, durchtrennen
  2. (transitive, figuratively, higher register) to separate, to transect, to go right through
    das Schiff durchschneidet den Spiegelthe ship transects the water surface
Conjugation

Further reading