Schnitzel

See also: schnitzel

German

Etymology

From Schnitz (“cut-off piece”). Pertaining to schneiden (“to cut”). The culinary sense spread from Austria and was therefore adopted in the regional neuter gender.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnɪtsəl/, [ˈʃnɪtsəl], [ˈʃnɪtsl̩]
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Noun

Schnitzel m or n (genitive Schnitzels, plural Schnitzel)

  1. scrap (small piece of paper, etc.)

Usage notes
  • The neuter gender is chiefly Austro-Bavarian.

Declension
Declension of Schnitzel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schnitzel die Schnitzel
genitive eines des Schnitzels der Schnitzel
dative einem dem Schnitzel den Schnitzeln
accusative einen den Schnitzel die Schnitzel

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Derived terms

Noun

Schnitzel n (genitive Schnitzels, plural Schnitzel)

  1. cutlet (slice of filet meat)

Usage notes
  • German Schnitzel is not the same as English schnitzel, which is generally taken to be a breaded cutlet. Although this form of preparation is rather common in German-speaking countries, it is by no means definitive of Schnitzel.
  • Given the general meaning of the word, the idea that “Schnitzel” is a dish typical of German/Austrian cuisine is unknown to these countries (or has, at most, recently been introduced from the Anglophone world).

Declension
Declension of Schnitzel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schnitzel die Schnitzel
genitive eines des Schnitzels der Schnitzel
dative einem dem Schnitzel den Schnitzeln
accusative ein das Schnitzel die Schnitzel

Hyponyms
  • Hähnchenschnitzel
  • Kalbsschnitzel
  • Kinderschnitzel
  • Putenschnitzel
  • Schweineschnitzel
  • Zigeunerschnitzel
  • Wiener Schnitzel

Derived terms
  • Holzfällerschnitzel
  • Schnitzelfriedhof
  • Zigeunerschnitzel

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Further reading
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