Reißbrett

German

Alternative forms

Reissbrett (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

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/
Audio: (file)

Noun

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

drawing board

Declension

Declension of Reißbrett [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Reißbrett	die	Reißbretter
genitive	eines	des	Reißbrettes, Reißbretts	der	Reißbretter
dative	einem	dem	Reißbrett, Reißbrette¹	den	Reißbrettern
accusative	ein	das	Reißbrett	die	Reißbretter

¹Now rare, see notes.