Schüssel

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German schüzzel, from Old High German scuzzila, from Proto-West Germanic *skutilu (“small bowl, dish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʏsəl/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʏsl̩/ (most common)
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  • Rhymes: -ʏsl̩, -ʏsəl

Noun

Schüssel f (genitive Schüssel, plural Schüsseln, diminutive Schüsselchen n)

  1. bowl, platter
    • 1901, Hedwig Lachmann (after Oscar Wilde), Salome, set by Richard Strauss:
      Was sollen sie dir in einer Silberschüssel bringen?
      What do you want on a silver platter, Salome
  2. basin
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) car
  4. (colloquial, telecommunications) (satellite) dish

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of Schüssel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schüssel die Schüsseln
genitive einer der Schüssel der Schüsseln
dative einer der Schüssel den Schüsseln
accusative eine die Schüssel die Schüsseln

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