Stellmacher

German

Etymology

From northern Middle High German stellemacher, reinforced by Middle Low German stellemāker. Equivalent to a prefixless byform of Gestell (“rack, frame”) +‎ Macher (“maker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛlˌmaxɐ/

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Noun

Stellmacher m (strong, genitive Stellmachers, plural Stellmacher, feminine Stellmacherin)

1. (chiefly northern and central Germany) cartwright, wainwright, wheelwright

   Synonyms: (chiefly southern) Wagner, (rare or dialectal) Wagenbauer, Wagenmacher, Radmacher, Achsmacher

Declension

Declension of Stellmacher [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stellmacher	die	Stellmacher
genitive	eines	des	Stellmachers	der	Stellmacher
dative	einem	dem	Stellmacher	den	Stellmachern
accusative	einen	den	Stellmacher	die	Stellmacher

Derived terms

• Stellmacherei

Related terms

• Gestell

Descendants

• → Polish: stelmach
  • → Belarusian: стальма́х (stalʹmáx), стэ́льмах (stélʹmax)
  • → Ukrainian: сте́льмах (stélʹmax)

Further reading

• “Stellmacher” in Duden online
• “Stellmacher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Stellmacher” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.