Schiefer

From Middle High German schiver, from Old High German skivaro, from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþan. See scheiden.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːfɐ/

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• Homophone: schiefer
• Some western German speakers distinguish schiefer with /v/ from Schiefer with /f/. However, very conservative speakers may have /v/ in both.

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1. shale, slate

   Synonym: (obsolete) Lei

2. (Austria, Bavaria) small splinter (sharp piece of wood, etc.)

   Synonym: Splitter

   sich einen Schiefer einziehen

   to get a splinter into one's finger by accident

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• Schieferdach, Schiefergas, Schiefergebirge, Schiefergestein, Schiefertafel
• Fassadenschiefer, Kupferschiefer, Ölschiefer, Tonschiefer

• → Luxembourgish: Schifer
• → Russian: ши́фер (šífer)

• “Schiefer” in Duden online
• “Schiefer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache