die Stunde
noun · /ˈʃtʊndə/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German stunde, from Old High German stunta, from Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”). Cognate with Catalan estona (“while”), Hunsrik Stunn (“while, hour”), Low German Stunn, Stünn (“hour”), dated Dutch stond (“time”), English stound (“hour, while, moment, time”), Danish stund (“while”), Norwegian stund (“while”), Northern Sami stund (“while”), Finnish tunti (“hour”). More at stound.
Translation
-
hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)
feminine
Der Film dauert drei Stunden.
The movie lasts three hours.
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hour, moment, time (point in time)
dated, feminine
Bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unsres Todes.
Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
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lesson; class (teaching unit, usually between 45 and 90 minutes)
feminine
Ich muss jetzt zur Klavierstunde.
I need to go to piano class right now.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Stunde | Stunden |
| Accusative | Stunde | Stunden |
| Dative | Stunde | Stunden |
| Genitive | Stunde | Stunden |