Schüssel
See also: Schussel
German
Etymology
From Middle High German schüzzel, from Old High German scuzzila, from Proto-West Germanic *skutilu (“small bowl, dish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʏsəl/ (prescriptive standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʏsl̩/ (most common)
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Noun
Schüssel f (genitive Schüssel, plural Schüsseln, diminutive Schüsselchen n)
- 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
- 1901, Hedwig Lachmann (after Oscar Wilde), Salome, set by Richard Strauss:
- basin
- (colloquial, derogatory) car
- (colloquial, telecommunications) (satellite) dish
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with Schlüssel
Declension
Hyponyms
- Kloschüssel
- Porzellanschüssel
- Satellitenschüssel
- Salatschüssel
- Suppenschüssel
- Waschschüssel
Derived terms
- schüsselförmig
- einen Sprung in der Schüssel haben
Further reading
- “Schüssel” in Duden online
- “Schüssel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schüssel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schüssel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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