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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

  1. hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes) feminine

    Der Film dauert drei Stunden.

    The movie lasts three hours.

  2. 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.

  3. 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

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Stunde Stunden
Accusative Stunde Stunden
Dative Stunde Stunden
Genitive Stunde Stunden