Stollen

See also: stollen and stolen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German stolle, from Old High German stollo (“prop, post”), from Proto-Germanic *stullô (“support, post”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to put, place, locate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɔlən/
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Noun

Stollen m (strong, genitive Stollens, plural Stollen)

  1. (mining, geology) gallery; tunnel (long cavity in rock, usually man-made, but sometimes natural)
  2. (sports) stud; cleat (protrusion on a shoe, especially a football shoe)
  3. (cooking) stollen (kind of cake)

Declension

Declension of Stollen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Stollen die Stollen
genitive eines des Stollens der Stollen
dative einem dem Stollen den Stollen
accusative einen den Stollen die Stollen

Derived terms

  • Christstollen
  • Schraubstollen
  • Stollenbau
  • Stolleneinbruch
  • Stollenschuh

Descendants

  • → Czech: štóla
  • → English: stollen
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: stoll
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: stoll

Further reading

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