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The article for

Schneide

die Schneide

Schneide is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Schneiden

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Why is it die Schneide?

Schneide ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] The cutting edge of a tool (knife, scissors, etc.) or a weapon

[1] die schneidende Kante eines Werkzeugs (Messer, Schere usw.) oder einer Waffe

[2] Mushroom science: The visible edge of the slats

[2] Pilzkunde: die sichtbare Kante der Lamellen

[3] Sauergras with cutting leaf edges (Cladium)

[3] Sauergras mit schneidenden Blatträndern (Cladium)

Examples

[1] He held the knife up with his cutting edge

[1] Er hielt das Messer mit der Schneide nach oben.

[2] Lamelles white with reddish cutting edge

[2] Lamellen weiß mit rötlicher Schneide
More source examples (1)

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[3] In the past, cutting edges was used as a stray for the pigsty

[3] Früher wurde Schneide als Streu für den Schweinestall verwendet.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Schneide die Schneiden
Genitiv der Schneide der Schneiden
Dativ der Schneide den Schneiden
Akkusativ die Schneide die Schneiden

Pronunciation

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