Schlitten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slite, from Old High German slito, from Proto-Germanic *slidô. Cognate with Luxembourgish Schlitt, Dutch slee, English sled and sleigh, Swedish släde, Icelandic sleði, Italian slitta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɪtən/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Noun

Schlitten m (strong, genitive Schlittens, plural Schlitten)

  1. sled, sledge, sleigh (any vehicle moving over snow or ice on parallel skids)
    Synonym: Rodel
  2. (by extension) any construction that slides on skids or rails
  3. (colloquial) a large, usually expensive car
  4. (vulgar, slang) a person, usually female, seen as a sex object

Declension

Declension of Schlitten [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schlitten die Schlitten
genitive eines des Schlittens der Schlitten
dative einem dem Schlitten den Schlitten
accusative einen den Schlitten die Schlitten

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Schlitten” in Duden online
  • “Schlitten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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