Stuten

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtuːtən/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German stūt, stute (literally “thigh, rump”), hence “thigh-shaped bread”. Compare Middle Dutch stuyt, regional Dutch stoet (“bread”). Cognate with German Steiß from Old High German stiuȥ.

Noun

Stuten m (strong, genitive Stutens, plural Stuten)

  1. (regional, Northern Germany, Western Germany) soft, usually sweetened, white bread
    Zu Wurst oder Käse esse ich Graubrot, aber zu Marmelade lieber Stuten.
    I eat dark bread with sausage or cheese, but I prefer white bread with jam.
    • 1921 [1913], Gorch Fock [pseudonym; Johann Kinau], Seefahrt ist not!, page 60:
      Dann bekam die Nebelkrähe ihren aufgeweichten Stuten. Der struppige Kluß schlug mit den Flügeln und quarkte vergnügt über das Fressen: […]
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Declension
Declension of Stuten [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Stuten die Stuten
genitive eines des Stutens der Stuten
dative einem dem Stuten den Stuten
accusative einen den Stuten die Stuten
Derived terms
  • Rosinenstuten
  • Stutenfrau
  • Stutenkerl

Etymology 2

Noun

Stuten

  1. plural of Stute

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