Stuss

See also: stuss and stúss

German

Alternative forms

• Stuß (pre-1996)
• Stusz (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שטות (shtus, “nonsense”), from Hebrew שְׁטוּת (sh'tút, “nonsense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtʊs/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ʊs

Noun

Stuss m (strong, genitive Stusses, no plural)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) drivel, verbal nonsense

   Synonyms: Blödsinn, Quatsch, Unsinn

Declension

Declension of Stuss [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stuss
genitive	eines	des	Stusses
dative	einem	dem	Stuss, Stusse1
accusative	einen	den	Stuss

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• bestusst

Further reading

• “Stuss” in Duden online