Stuhl

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.

• IPA^(key): /ʃtuːl/

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Stuhl m (strong, 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.

   Professor Martin unexpectedly received the professorship.

3. a see (bishop's seat: bishopric)

   Hyponym: Heiliger Stuhl

4. (euphemistic, mainly used in medical professions) feces, stool

   Synonym: Stuhlgang

   Herr Urkwicz hatte heute wieder sehr weichen Stuhl. ― Today Mr Urkwicz again had very soft feces.

• Sessel m
• Hocker m
• Mobiliar n
• Tisch m

• “Stuhl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Stuhl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Stuhl” in Duden online

• xtuul (Wiesemann spelling)

From Middle High German and Old High German stuol.

• IPA^(key): /ʃtuːl/

Stuhl m (plural Stihl, diminutive Stihlche)

1. chair

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary