Stund

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

From Middle High German stunde, stunt, from Old High German stunta, from Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (point in time; hour).

Cognate with German Stunde, Dutch stond, English stound, Icelandic stund.

Pronunciation

Noun

Stund f

  1. (Alsatian) hour

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German stunt, from Old High German stunta, from Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (point in time, hour). Cognates include German Stunde, Yiddish שטונד (shtund), Dutch stond, English stound, Old Norse stund, Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (*stunda).

Pronunciation

Noun

Stund f (plural Stund, diminutive Stunderl)

  1. hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)
  2. hour, moment, time (point in time)
  3. lesson; class (teaching unit, usually between 45 and 90 minutes)

East Central German

Noun

Stund (plural Stund)

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) hour

Further reading

  • Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 96

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Stund f (genitive Stund, plural Stunden)

  1. (poetic) Apocopic form of Stunde
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Das Lied soll schauern und beben,
      Wie der Kuß von ihrem Mund,
      Den sie mir einst gegeben
      In wunderbar süßer Stund.
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