Schnitter

German

Etymology

From Middle High German snitære, from Old High German snitāri. Equivalent to Schnitt +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃnɪtər/, [ˈʃnɪ.tɐ]
Hyphenation: Schnit‧ter
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Noun

Schnitter m (strong, genitive Schnitters, plural Schnitter)

reaper (one who harvests with a scythe or sickle)
Grim Reaper
Synonym: Sensenmann

Declension

Declension of Schnitter [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schnitter	die	Schnitter
genitive	eines	des	Schnitters	der	Schnitter
dative	einem	dem	Schnitter	den	Schnittern
accusative	einen	den	Schnitter	die	Schnitter

Related terms

wenn's kein Schneider ist (probably)

Further reading

“Schnitter” in Duden online

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