Stockerl

German

Etymology

    Stock +‎ -erl.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɔkɐl/
    • Hyphenation: Sto‧ckerl
    • Rhymes: -ɔkɐl

    Noun

    Stockerl n (strong or mixed, genitive Stockerls, plural Stockerl or Stockerln) (Austria, Bavaria)

    1. stool, seat (without backrest)
      Synonyms: Hocker, Schemel
    2. (sports) podium, winners' rostrum
      Synonyms: Podest, Podium; Siegerpodest, Siegerpodium; (Germany) Treppchen, Siegertreppchen
      Heute fuhr kein einziger Österreicher aufs Stockerl.
      Not a single Austrian finished on the podium today.

    Usage notes

    • The sport sense is familiar to non-Bavarian Germans who follow wintersports, but is otherwise unusual.

    Declension

    Declension of Stockerl [neuter, strong // mixed]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Stockerl die Stockerl, Stockerln
    genitive eines des Stockerls der Stockerl, Stockerln
    dative einem dem Stockerl den Stockerln
    accusative ein das Stockerl die Stockerl, Stockerln

    Derived terms

    • Stockerlplatz

    Further reading

    • “Stockerl” in Duden online
    • “Stockerl”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Stockerl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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