Stutzuhr

German

Etymology

From stutzen (to shorten) + Uhr (clock).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtʊt͡sˌʔuːɐ̯]
  • Hyphenation: Stutz‧uhr

Noun

Stutzuhr f (genitive Stutzuhr, plural Stutzuhren)

  1. bracket clock
    • 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 41:
      Die kleine Stutzuhr auf dem Kamin, ein letzter Rest der Habe meiner Eltern, schlug zehn.
      The small bracket clock on the chimney, a last remnant of the belongings of my parents, chimed ten.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Stockuhr

Further reading

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