Reißbrett

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

reißen +‎ Brett. Compare also English write (“to inscribe, engrave, imprint”) + board. The older meaning of reißen refers to the consequences of using a tool for engraving or drawing, causing little cracks on a surface of choice, which, among other things, could also have been used as means of writing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯sˌbʁɛt/
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Noun

Reißbrett n (strong, genitive Reißbrettes or Reißbretts, plural Reißbretter)

  1. drawing board

Declension

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