geschnittene

Geschnittene is a German adjective form derived from the verb schneiden (to cut). As an attributive past participle, it describes something that has been cut or sliced. The exact ending depends on gender, number, and article.

In practice, geschnittene appears most often in culinary contexts. For feminine singular nouns, as in eine geschnittene Zwiebel or die geschnittene Zwiebel, it takes the -e ending. In the plural without a definite article, it also appears as geschnittene Tomaten. When a definite article or another determiner is used, the endings change (die geschnittenen Tomaten for feminine plural, and das geschnittene Brot for neuter singular).

Beyond food, geschnittene can describe other items that have been cut or shaped, such as geschnittene Scheiben (sliced slices) or geschnittene Muster in textiles or design. The form is primarily an attributive adjective; as a predicate adjective or in other syntactic positions, different inflected forms of the past participle schneiden may occur.

Notes on usage: geschnittene is most common when the noun is explicitly described as having been cut. The term does not function as a standalone noun in standard usage, though the participle can sometimes be nominalized with capitalization in specialized contexts. In everyday language, it remains a straightforward modifier for ingredients or cut pieces.