Schlitten

Meaning

1. (masculine,strong) sled, sledge, sleigh (any vehicle moving over snow or ice on parallel skids)
2. (broadly,masculine,strong) any construction that slides on skids or rails
3. (colloquial,masculine,strong) a large, usually expensive car
4. (masculine,slang,strong,vulgar) a person, usually female, seen as a sex object

Concepts

sledge

sled

sleigh

toboggan

luge

skid

slide

bobsled

bobsleigh

sledges

toboggans

carriage

horse-sleigh

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃlɪtən/

Etymology

From Middle High German slite, from Old High German slito, from Proto-Germanic *slidô. Cognate with Luxembourgish Schlitt, Dutch slee, English sled and sleigh, Swedish släde, Icelandic sleði, Italian slitta.

Sentences

Mit ihrem Schlitten ist Melissa eine Böschung herabgestürzt.

With her sleigh, Melissa has crashed down an embankment.