Stunde
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German stunta, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”). Cognate with Hunsrik Stunn, Dutch stond (“time”), English stound (“hour, while”), Danish stund (“while”), Norwegian stund (“while”), Northern Sami stund (“while”). More at stound.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Stunde f (genitive Stunde, plural Stunden, diminutive Stündchen n or Stündlein n)
- hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)
- Der Film dauert drei Stunden.
- The movie lasts three hours.
- (dated) hour, moment, time (point in time)
- Bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unsres Todes.
- Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
- lesson; class (unit of instruction, typically between 45 and 90 minutes)
- Ich muss jetzt zur Klavierstunde.
- I need to go to piano class right now.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Stunde
Hyponyms[edit]
hour
moment, stound
lesson
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Lower Sorbian: štunda
See also[edit]
- Uhr f (hour as a unit of clock time)
Further reading[edit]
- “Stunde” in Duden online
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