Stummel

See also: stummel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stumbel, from a substantivized variant of Old High German stumbal (“mutilated, trimmed”), ultimately from the root of Stumpf (“stump”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Stummel m (strong, genitive Stummels, plural Stummel, diminutive Stummelchen n or Stümmelchen n)

1. stump, stub, butt

Declension

Declension of Stummel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stummel	die	Stummel
genitive	eines	des	Stummels	der	Stummel
dative	einem	dem	Stummel	den	Stummeln
accusative	einen	den	Stummel	die	Stummel

Derived terms

• Zigarettenstummel

Related terms

• verstümmeln

Further reading

• “Stummel” in Duden online