Stollen

See also: stollen and stolen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stolle, from Old High German stollo (“prop, post”), from Proto-Germanic *stullô (“support, post”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to put, place, locate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɔlən/

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Noun

Stollen m (genitive Stollens, plural Stollen)

1. (mining, geology) gallery; tunnel (long cavity in rock, usually man-made, but sometimes natural)
2. (sports) stud; cleat (protrusion on a shoe, especially a football shoe)
3. (cooking) stollen (kind of cake)

Derived terms

• Christstollen
• Schraubstollen
• Stollenbau
• Stolleneinbruch
• Stollenschuh

Further reading

• “Stollen” in Duden online