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stoel

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Etymology

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From Dutch stoel, from Middle Dutch stoel, from Old Dutch stuol, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stul/
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Noun

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stoel (plural stoele)

  1. chair
  2. stool

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch stoel, from Old Dutch stuol, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Noun

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stoel m (plural stoelen, diminutive stoeltje n)

  1. a chair, a piece of furniture used for sitting, normally portable and having four legs
  2. (hence) any seat, from stool to throne; a dais
    Synonym: zetel
  3. the base on which something rests, e.g. platform; something fixed on it, notably a workbench
  4. a place of residence, headquarters, powerbase
  5. (botany) a receptacle, stool, a type of stump
  6. (obsolete) a confessional chair
    Synonym: biechtstoel
  7. (obsolete, uncountable) fecal stool
    Synonym: stoelgang
  8. (obsolete) a toadstool, a mushroom
    Synonym: paddenstoel
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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stoel

  1. inflection of stoelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch stuol, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Noun

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stoel m

  1. chair, seat
  2. throne

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian stōl, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stoel c (plural stuollen, diminutive stuoltsje)

  1. chair, seat

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Further reading

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  • stoel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011