schnitzen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German snitzen, from Proto-Germanic *snittōną (to cut).

Pronunciation

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Verb

schnitzen (weak, third-person singular present schnitzt, past tense schnitzte, past participle geschnitzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to carve (e.g. a figure, usually out of wood)

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Further reading

  • schnitzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schnitzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schnitzen” in Duden online
  • schnitzen” in OpenThesaurus.de