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das Stuhl

noun · /ʃtuːl/ ·
Etymology

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.

Translation

  1. a chair (to sit on) masculine, strong

    Ich habe die ganze Zeit auf meinem Stuhl gesessen!

    I've been sitting on my chair the whole time!

  2. a chair (professorship) masculine, strong

    Professor Martin wurde überraschend auf den Stuhl berufen.

    Professor Martin unexpectedly received the professorship.

  3. a see (bishop's seat: bishopric) masculine, strong
  4. feces, stool euphemistic, mainly, masculine, strong

    Herr Urkwicz hatte heute wieder sehr weichen Stuhl.

    Today Mr Urkwicz again had very soft feces.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Stuhl Stühle
Accusative Stuhl Stühle
Dative Stuhl Stühlen
Genitive Stuhles Stühle