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Holzscheit
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German
Etymology
de :af Holz Scheit
de Holz Scheit
Pronunciation
de /ˈhɔltsʃaɪ̯t/
de De-Holzscheit.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n[originally]:m[now common],s:es,e:er[alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland]
log (split wood used as firewood)
de 1931 w:Arthur Schnitzler s:de:Flucht in die Finsternis S. Fischer Verlag 158–159 Als in dem grünlichen Kachelofen nach einiger Zeit die Holzscheite zu glimmen und zu knistern begannen, setzte er sich, noch immer im Pelz, auf den schwarzen, ans Bett gerückten breitlehnigen Lederstuhl. When after some time the logs in the greenish tiled stove started glowing and crackling, he sat down, still in the fur, on the black leather chair, which was moved next to the bed.
Usage notes
For notes on gender and plural see the simplex de Scheit.
Declension
n[originally]:m[now common],s:es,e:er[alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland]
Further reading