snitte

Danish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Schnitte.

Noun

snitte c (singular definite snitten, plural indefinite snitter)

  1. a cut, slice
  2. a type of flat cake (with pastry or puff pastry with filling)
  3. cut piece of meat (from the neck under the jaw of a pig)
  4. canapé, finger sandwich
    Coordinate term: kanapé
  5. (slang) finger
Declension
Declension of snitte
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative snitte snitten snitter snitterne
genitive snittes snittens snitters snitternes

Etymology 2

From snit +‎ -e.

Displaced native Danish snide (“to carve”).

Verb

snitte (imperative snit, infinitive at snitte, present tense snitter, past tense snittede, perfect tense snittet)

  1. to slice; to cut; to make an incision
    Synonym: skære
  2. to brush; to hit or touch lightly

Conjugation

Conjugation of snitte
active passive
present snitter snittes
past snittede snittedes
infinitive snitte snittes
imperative snit —
participle
present snittende
past snittet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund snitten

Derived terms

  • snittekniv
  • snitning
  • fintsnitte

References

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