Stuten
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed 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
editStuten m (strong, genitive Stutens, plural Stuten)
- (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: […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
editDeclension of Stuten [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editStuten
Further reading
edit- “Stuten” in Duden online
- “Stuten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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