Reißbrett

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

reißen +‎ Brett. Compare also English write (“to inscribe, engrave, imprint”) + board. The older meaning of reißen refers to the consequences of using a tool for engraving or drawing, causing little cracks on a surface of choice, which, among other things, could also have been used as means of writing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯sˌbʁɛt/
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Noun

Reißbrett n (strong, genitive Reißbrettes or Reißbretts, plural Reißbretter)

  1. drawing board

Declension

Declension of Reißbrett [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Reißbrett die Reißbretter
genitive eines des Reißbrettes, Reißbretts der Reißbretter
dative einem dem Reißbrett, Reißbrette1 den Reißbrettern
accusative ein das Reißbrett die Reißbretter

1Now rare, see notes.

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