Stuhl

German
Stühle in Mexiko — Chairs in Mexico.

Etymology

From Middle High German stuol, from Old High German stuol, from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz. Cognate with Dutch stoel, English stool, Swedish stol; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- and thus related to stehen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃtuːl/
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Noun

Stuhl m (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.
    Surprisingly, Professor Martin received the professorship.
  3. (euphemistic, mainly used in medical professions) feces, stool
    Herr Urkwicz hatte heute wieder sehr weichen Stuhl. — Today Mr Urkwicz again had very soft feces.

Declension
Declension of Stuhl
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Stuhl die Stühle
genitive eines des Stuhles,
Stuhls		 der Stühle
dative einem dem Stuhl,
Stuhle1		 den Stühlen
accusative einen den Stuhl die Stühle
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃtuːl/

Noun

Stuhl m (plural Stihl, diminutive Stihlche)

  1. chair

Further reading
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