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
  • “Stockerl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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