schneiden

Meaning

1. (class-1,strong,transitive) to cut; to carve; to slice
2. (class-1,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
8. (class-1,strong) to avoid someone (to cut someone)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩/

Etymology

From Middle High German snīden, from Old High German snīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *snīþan (“to cut”).
Cognate with Dutch snijden (“to cut, carve, intersect”), Low German snieden (“to cut”), dialectal English snithe (“to cut”) (related to snide), Swedish snida (“to carve, engrave”), Icelandic sníða (“to trim, tailor”).

Sentences

Die Kegel schneiden die horizontalen Kreis ( rot ) aus .

The cones cut out the horizontal circle (red).