Stutzuhr

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtʊt͡sˌʔuːɐ̯]
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  • Hyphenation: Stutz‧uhr

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  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

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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