Stallgeruch

German

Etymology

Stall (“stable”) +‎ Geruch (“smell”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtalɡəˌʁʊχ/, /ˈʃtalɡəˌʁuːχ/

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• Hyphenation: Stall‧ge‧ruch

Noun

Stallgeruch m (strong, genitive Stallgeruches or Stallgeruchs, plural Stallgerüche)

1. the smell of a stable for animals
2. (figurative) membership in or association with a particular community, often indicated by behaviour or mannerism

   Er strömte den Stallgeruch eines erfahrenen Chirurgen aus.

   He made the impression of a seasoned surgeon

   (literally, “He emanated the stable small of an experienced surgeon.”)

Declension

Declension of Stallgeruch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stallgeruch	die	Stallgerüche
genitive	eines	des	Stallgeruches, Stallgeruchs	der	Stallgerüche
dative	einem	dem	Stallgeruch, Stallgeruche1	den	Stallgerüchen
accusative	einen	den	Stallgeruch	die	Stallgerüche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Stallgeruch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Stallgeruch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Stallgeruch” in Duden online