Schemel

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German schemel, schamel, from Old High German scamal (Runic ᚲᛊᚨᛗᛖᛚᛚᚨ (ksamella)), from Latin scamellum, a variant of scabellum. Cognate with Old Saxon fōtscamel (“footstool”), Old English sċamol, Dutch schabel (“stool”), French escabelle, Italian sgabello.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃeːml̩]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Schemel m (strong, genitive Schemels, plural Schemel)

  1. footstool
    Synonym: Fußbank
  2. low, simple stool, taboret
    Synonym: Hocker

Declension

Declension of Schemel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schemel die Schemel
genitive eines des Schemels der Schemel
dative einem dem Schemel den Schemeln
accusative einen den Schemel die Schemel

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schemel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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