Scherenschnitt
German, noun/ˈʃeːʁənˌʃnɪt/
Scherenschnitt is a German masculine noun meaning “a scissor- or shear-cut” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “figuratives, aus Papier herausgeschnittenes, gegenständliches oder ornamentales Bild”.
What does Scherenschnitt mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea scissor- or shear-cut
- 2
masculinethe art of scherenschnitte (papercutting)
- 3
masculinean artwork produced by scherenschnitte
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. figuratives, aus Papier herausgeschnittenes, gegenständliches oder ornamentales Bild
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Scherenschnitt
- Scherenschnittes genitive
- Scherenschnitts genitive
- Scherenschnitte plural
- Scherenschnitten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Scherenschnitt?
- /ˈʃeːʁənˌʃnɪt/
- [ˈʃeːʁənˌʃnɪt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Scherenschnitt in German?
Scherenschnitt appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).