Schüssel

See also: Schussel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schüzzel, from Old High German [Term?], from Latin scutella. Compare Dutch schotel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʏsl̩/
  • (file)

Noun

Schüssel f (genitive Schüssel, plural Schüsseln)

  1. bowl, platter
    • 1901, Hedwig Lachmann (after Oscar Wilde), Salome, set by Richard Strauss:
      Was sollen sie dir in einer Silberschüssel bringen?
      What do you want on a silver platter, Salome
  2. basin
  3. (colloquial, telecommunications) Clipping of Satellitenschüssel.

Declension

Derived terms

  • schüsselförmig

Further reading

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