See also: stuhl

German

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Stühle in Mexiko.

Etymology

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From Middle High German stuol, from Old High German stuol, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl.

Cognate with Dutch stoel, English stool, Swedish stol; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- and thus related to stehen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃtuːl/
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Noun

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Stuhl m (strong, genitive Stuhles or Stuhls, plural Stühle, diminutive Stühlchen n)

  1. a chair (to sit on)
    Ich habe die ganze Zeit auf meinem Stuhl gesessen!
    I've been sitting on my chair the whole time!
  2. a chair (professorship)
    Professor Martin wurde überraschend auf den Stuhl berufen.
    Professor Martin unexpectedly received the professorship.
  3. a see (bishop's seat: bishopric)
    Hyponym: Heiliger Stuhl
  4. (euphemistic, mainly used in medical professions) feces, stool
    Synonym: Stuhlgang
    Herr Urkwicz hatte heute wieder sehr weichen Stuhl.Today Mr Urkwicz again had very soft feces.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Stuhl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Stuhl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Stuhl” in Duden online

Hunsrik

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Alternative forms

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  • xtuul (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German stuol.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Stuhl m (plural Stihl, diminutive Stihlche)

  1. chair

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