Schanze

== German == === Etymology === Of uncertain origin. Attested since the 15th century. Several etymologies have been proposed. Pfeifer suggests the regional Franconian/Hessian term Schanze (“basket”) (itself of unknown origin) as the origin, arguing that entrenchments resemble baskets from the inside, being dug-out earth pits that have been reinforced from the inside with brushwood. He rejects a derivation from Italian scansi (noun), plural of scanso, claiming that such theories are based on an unverifiable meaning of “defense”/“resistance” of the Italian term. See also Dutch schans, Danish skanse, Swedish skans and English sconce. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃantsə/ Rhymes: -antsə === Noun === Schanze f (genitive Schanze, plural Schanzen) entrenchment, redoubt Synonym: Schanzanlage Hypernyms: Verteidigungsanlage, Befestigungsanlage ramp; jump (an installation, either temporary or permanent, that is driven over quickly (with skis, a bike etc.) so that the driver is propelled into the air) Synonym: Sprungschanze Hyponyms: Skischanze, Fahrradschanze ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (ramp): Schanzenrekord (redoubt): Sternschanze ==== Related terms ==== (entrenchment): Befestigungsschanze, Großschanze, Schanztechnik, Schanzwerk, Verschanzung (ramp): Vierschanzentournee ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: szaniec, szańc→ Romanian: șanț→ Russian: ша́нец (šánec)→ Ukrainian: ша́нець (šánecʹ) → Serbo-Croatian: шанац === Proper noun === die Schanze f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Schanze) (colloquial) ellipsis of Sternschanze, an area of Hamburg, Germany === References === === Further reading === “Schanze”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)