schnippeln

== German == === Alternative forms === schnibbeln (northern and western; frequent in writing since the late 20th c.) schnipseln schnipfeln (southern; perhaps dated) === Etymology === Frequentative of schnippen +‎ -eln, from Central and Low German dialects (18th century). Compare Dutch snippen (“to chop”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === schnippeln (weak, third-person singular present schnippelt, past tense schnippelte, past participle geschnippelt, auxiliary haben) to chop; to cut into small pieces (e.g. vegetables) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Schnippelbohnen Schnippelei === Further reading === “schnippeln”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “schnippeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon