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Stutzen

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtʊt͡sən], [ˈʃtʊt͡sn̩]

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German stutz, stutze (shock, thrust; something compressed, stub; glass without a foot and stem), from stutzen (to butt, shock, stall). Compare modern German stutzen (to stall, pause, be perplexed; to trim, shorten), related with stoßen (to push, butt).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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Stutzen m (strong, genitive Stutzens, plural Stutzen)

  1. (dialectal, Upper German, otherwise obsolete) stub, any blunted oblong thing
    Synonyms: Stumpf, Stumpen
  2. a knee high without a covering for the foot, similar to a leg warmer, as traditionally worn by men in some Alpine regions
  3. (sports, soccer) a football sock or similar long sport sock (often attached to the foot merely with a thin strip under the sole, but also so called when covering the whole foot)
  4. (metal) a short piece of pipe
  5. (weaponry) a rifle with a short barrel
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Stutzen m (strong, genitive Stutzens, plural Stutzen)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of Stütze (strut, pillar, prop, support)
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