German word

Scheit

Pronunciation

IPA/ʃaɪ̯t/

Meaning

  • masculine nounlog

Example

Wir brauchen noch drei Scheite für den Ofen.

We still need three more logs for the stove.

Illustration for Scheit (log)

More examples

Er legte ein trockenes Scheit in den Ofen.

He put a dry log in the stove.

Core concept

A short piece of split wood set aside to burn in a fire or stove.

Common phrases

  • ein trockenes Scheit

    a dry log

  • nasses Scheit

    a wet log

  • dickes Scheit

    a thick log

Similar words

Brennholz: Wood intended to be burned as fuel in a fireplace, stove, or boiler.
Kaminholz: Cut firewood prepared for burning in a fireplace or wood-burning stove.
Holzscheit: A split log used whole as firewood in a fire or stove.

Definition in German

Scheit bezeichnet ein kurzes, meist gespaltetes Holzstück, das als Brennstoff für Feuer oder Ofen dient.

Word origin

Scheit comes through Middle High German scheit from an inherited Germanic word for a split piece of wood, related to German scheiden, meaning 'to split'.

Usage tips

  • Scheit is neuter, so the singular is das Scheit and the regular plural is die Scheite.

Other meanings

  • billetnoun

Related words

  • Scheitholzsplit firewoodnoun
  • Scheiterhaufenpyrenoun

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