Zollstock

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɔlˌʃtɔk]

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• Hyphenation: Zoll‧stock

Etymology 1

18th century, from Zoll (“inch”) +‎ Stock (“stick”). Compare equivalent Dutch duimstok.

Noun

Zollstock m (strong, genitive Zollstockes or Zollstocks, plural Zollstöcke)

1. rule; folding rule; yardstick; meter stick (strip of wood or other hard material, typically foldable, for measuring length, regardless of the measure system used)

Declension

Declension of Zollstock [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zollstock	die	Zollstöcke
genitive	eines	des	Zollstockes, Zollstocks	der	Zollstöcke
dative	einem	dem	Zollstock, Zollstocke1	den	Zollstöcken
accusative	einen	den	Zollstock	die	Zollstöcke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → Hungarian: colstok
• → Polish: colsztok (Silesia)

See also

• Maßband

Etymology 2

From a word for a tollhouse, from Zoll (“toll, customs”).

Proper noun

Zollstock n (proper noun, strong, genitive Zollstocks)

1. Zollstock, a district of Cologne.