Stuten

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃtuːtən/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German stūt, stute (literally “thigh, rump”), hence “thigh-shaped bread”. Compare Middle Dutch stuyt, regional Dutch stoet (“bread”). Cognate with German Steiß from Old High German stiuȥ.

Noun

Stuten m (strong, genitive Stutens, plural Stuten)

(regional, Northern Germany, Western Germany) soft, usually sweetened, white bread
Zu Wurst oder Käse esse ich Graubrot, aber zu Marmelade lieber Stuten.
I eat dark bread with sausage or cheese, but I prefer white bread with jam.
- 1921 [1913], Gorch Fock [pseudonym; Johann Kinau], Seefahrt ist not!, page 60:
  Dann bekam die Nebelkrähe ihren aufgeweichten Stuten. Der struppige Kluß schlug mit den Flügeln und quarkte vergnügt über das Fressen: […]
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Declension

Declension of Stuten [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stuten	die	Stuten
genitive	eines	des	Stutens	der	Stuten
dative	einem	dem	Stuten	den	Stuten
accusative	einen	den	Stuten	die	Stuten

Derived terms

Rosinenstuten
Stutenfrau
Stutenkerl

Noun

Stuten

plural of Stute

Further reading

“Stuten” in Duden online
“Stuten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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