Schlitten
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schlitten m (strong, genitive Schlittens, plural Schlitten)
- sled, sledge, sleigh (any vehicle moving over snow or ice on parallel skids)
- (by extension) any construction that slides on skids or rails
- (colloquial) a large, usually expensive car
- (vulgar, slang) a person, usually female, seen as a sex object
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schlitten [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- schlittern, Schlittschuh
- Schlittenhund, Schlittenfahrt, Schlittenkufe
- Hundeschlitten, Pferdeschlitten, Rentierschlitten
- Angeberschlitten, Amischlitten
- Fickschlitten
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