Stollen
See also: stollen and stolen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German stolle, from Old High German stollo (“prop, post”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtɔlən/
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Noun
Stollen m (genitive Stollens, plural Stollen)
- (mining, geology) gallery; tunnel (long cavity in rock, usually man-made, but sometimes natural)
- (sports) stud; cleat (protrusion on a shoe, especially a football shoe)
- (cooking) stollen (kind of cake)
Declension
Declension of Stollen
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Stollen | die | Stollen |
| genitive | eines | des | Stollens | der | Stollen |
| dative | einem | dem | Stollen | den | Stollen |
| accusative | einen | den | Stollen | die | Stollen |
Derived terms
- Christstollen
- Schraubstollen
- Stollenbau
- Stolleneinbruch
- Stollenschuh
Further reading
- Stollen in Duden online