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German
Etymology
From zwei + Schneide + -ig. Compare Middle High German zweisnīderic, zweisnīdric (“two-edged”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡svaɪˈʃnaɪdɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˈʃnaɪdɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: zwei‧schnei‧dig
Adjective
zweischneidig (strong nominative masculine singular zweischneidiger, comparative zweischneidiger, superlative am zweischneidigsten)
- (literally and figuratively) double-edged, two-edged
- ein zweischneidiges Schwert ― a double-edged sword
c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:K. glaubte jedoch nicht nur das zu erkennen, er erkannte auch, daß Fräulein Montag ein gutes, allerdings zweischneidiges Mittel gewählt hatte.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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