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die Schüssel

noun · /ˈʃʏsəl/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German schüȥȥel, from Old High German scuȥȥila, from Proto-West Germanic *skutilu (“small bowl, dish”).

Translation

  1. bowl, platter feminine

    1901, Hedwig Lachmann (after Oscar Wilde), Salome, set by Richard Strauss

    What do you want on a silver platter, Salome

    Wir haben keinen Salat in der Schüssel.

    We have no salad in the bowl.

    Er vermengt das Vollkornmehl, den Koriander, die Zitronenschale und den Zimt in einer Schüssel.

    He mixes the wholemeal flour, the coriander, the lemon peel and the cinnamon in a bowl.

  2. basin feminine
  3. car colloquial, derogatory, feminine
  4. (satellite) dish colloquial, feminine

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Schüssel Schüsseln
Accusative Schüssel Schüsseln
Dative Schüssel Schüsseln
Genitive Schüssel Schüsseln

Schüssel

noun ·

Translation

  1. basin source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. bowl source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. basin source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en