Stutzuhr

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German

Etymology

From stutzen (“to shorten”) +‎ Uhr (“clock”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Stutz‧uhr

Noun

Stutzuhr f (genitive Stutzuhr, plural Stutzuhren)

  1. bracket clock
    Synonym: Stockuhr
    • 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 41:
      Die kleine Stutzuhr auf dem Kamin, ein letzter Rest der Habe meiner Eltern, schlug zehn.
      The small bracket clock on the chimney, a last remnant of the belongings of my parents, chimed ten.

Declension

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

Further reading

  • “Stutzuhr” in Duden online
  • “Stutzuhr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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