Masculine

Schneider

Meaning

schneiden

  1. (class-1, intransitive, strong, transitive) to cut; to carve; to slice
  2. (class-1, intransitive, strong, transitive) to pare; to clip; to mow; to prune; to trim
  3. (class-1, figuratively, strong, transitive) to cut (someone) off; to cut in on (someone)
  4. (class-1, strong, transitive) to edit
  5. (class-1, reflexive, strong, transitive) to intersect
  6. (class-1, reflexive, strong) to cut (oneself)
  7. (class-1, colloquial, reflexive, strong) to delude (oneself); to become mistaken; (in the perfect tenses) to be deluded, to have another think coming
  8. (class-1, strong) to avoid someone (to cut someone)

Synonyms

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schnyyder

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃnaɪ̯dɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German snīdære, equivalent to schneiden + -er. Compare Yiddish שנײַדער (shnayder), dated Dutch snijder and Afrikaans snyer. Compare Schröder and Schrödinger as other German counterparts of Tailor and Taylor; also compare Cutter.

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