Masculine

Schiefer

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) shale, slate
  2. (Austria, Bavaria, masculine, strong) small splinter (sharp piece of wood, etc.)

Concepts

cleaving stone

clay rock

roofing slate

asbestos board

Synonyms

Schiefergestein

Schieferstein

Schieferton

Tonschiefer

Wandtafel

Lehmschiefer

Spleiß

Speil

Spältel

Speudel

Schiefing

Speu

Schieferplatte

Frequency

49k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schiifer

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃiːfɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German schiver, from Old High German skivaro. Related with Scheibe and scheiden.

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