schleifen

See also: Schleifen

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlaɪ̯fɱ̩/, /ˈʃlaɪ̯fən/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: schlei‧fen

Etymology 1

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German slīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *slīpan, from Proto-Germanic *slīpaną.

Verb

schleifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schleift, past tense schliff, past participle geschliffen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to grind, to whet, to move across a surface abrasively
    Sie hatten den Diamanten tausendmal geschliffen, bis dieser glänzte und funkelte.
    They had cut the diamond a thousand times until it shone and sparkled.
    Der Rand muss mit Schmirgelpapier geschliffen werden.
    The edge must be sanded with sandpaper.
  2. to sharpen
    Der Holzschnitzer schliff seine Messer jeden Abend bei Kerzenlicht.
    The woodcarver used to sharpen his knives every evening by candlelight.
Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Esperanto: ŝlifi

Etymology 2

From Middle High German sleifen, sleipfen, from Old High German *sleifen, from Proto-West Germanic *slaipijan.

Verb

schleifen (weak, third-person singular present schleift, past tense schleifte, past participle geschleift, auxiliary haben)

  1. to drag, to pull (along the ground)
  2. (figuratively) to drag (to make people accompany oneself to a place they don't want to be)
  3. to raze (a castle or fortress)
Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
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