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Sine wave to square wave - Schmitt trigger

I need to transform a bipolar sine wave (varies from -5 V to 5 V, 1 kHz) to a square wave for further digital processing (0 to 3.3 V), as in this image:

Sine wave to 3.3 V square wave

The important thing is that this sine wave can't be distorted, so there can't be any limiting diodes at the input.

I have got only 3.3 V and 5 V voltage supplies. An obvious way to go is an op-amp working as a Schmitt trigger, but I'm not sure it can handle -5 V at the input with a single positive 3.3 V supply.

Should I reduce the amplitude on the input by using a resistor divider? And perhaps add some offset voltage for the signal to fit the input voltage range of the op-amp?

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