Schemel

German

Alternative forms

• Schamel, Schämel, Schammel, Schämmel, Schemmel (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German schemel, schamel, from Old High German scamal, from Proto-West Germanic *skamul, *skamil (“stool, bench”).

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

Further reading

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