Polyglot Dictionary

Sessel

/ˈzɛsl̩/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Sessel

Meaning

  1. armchair

    A larger, more comfortable seat than a Stuhl (ordinary chair).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Stuhl

Stuhl is an ordinary chair; Sessel is a larger, cushioned armchair.

Similar in other languages

French

fauteuil

fauteuil is the French word for the same thing — both mean "armchair."

Portuguese

poltrona

poltrona is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "armchair."

Practice

1 What does Sessel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er saß im ___ und las die Zeitung.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sessel?

See also

noun

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