Polyglot Dictionary

Stiel

/ʃtiːl/

der noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Stiele

Meaning

  1. handle, stem

    • Der Besen hatte einen langen Stiel.

      The broom had a long handle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Stängel

Stängel and Stiel are close synonyms for plant "stem"; Stiel also separately means "handle," like of a tool.

Practice

1 What does Stiel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Besen hatte einen langen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Stiel?

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