stuol

Elfdalian

Noun

stuol m

  1. chair

Declension

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Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German stuol, from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̠tuo̯l/

Noun

stuol m (plural stuole or stüele)

  1. seat, chair, stool
    Synonyms: sezzel, siz
  2. bench
    Synonym: banc
  3. the seat or throne of someone in authority
    Synonyms: sezzel, trōn, valtstuol
  4. (hence figuratively) the function, office itself and (personified) its holder
  5. (euphemistic) stool, feces
    Synonyms: drec, quāt, mist, schīze

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stōl.

Noun

stuol m

  1. chair, seat

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: stoel
    • Dutch: stoel
      • Afrikaans: stoel
        • Southern Ndebele: isitulo
        • Sotho: setulo
        • Tsonga: xitulu
        • Xhosa: isitulo
        • Zulu: isitulo
      • Jersey Dutch: stûl
      • Negerhollands: stoel, stul, stuel
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: stool
      • Aukan: sutuu
      • Fanagalo: stul (possibly via Zulu or from English)
      • Papiamentu: stul, stoeltsje, stoeltji
      • Sranan Tongo: sturu
    • Limburgish: stool

Further reading

  • stuol”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stōl, see also Old English stōl and Old Norse stóll.

Noun

stuol m

  1. chair
  2. seat, bench
  3. throne

Synonyms

  • (chair): sezzal
  • (seat, bench): sez, bank
  • (throne): kuningstuol, sedal

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • stuol in Gerhard Köbler's 2006 Neuhochdeutsch-althochdeutsches Wörterbuch
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