Pfannenstiel

English

Proper noun

Pfannenstiel (plural Pfannenstiels)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pfannenstiel is the 19341^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1399 individuals. Pfannenstiel is most common among White (97.93%) individuals.

German

Etymology

Pfanne +‎ -n- +‎ Stiel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(p)fanənˌʃtiːl/
• Hyphenation: Pfan‧nen‧stiel

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Pfannenstiel m (strong, genitive Pfannenstiels or Pfannenstieles, plural Pfannenstiele)

1. panhandle

Declension

Declension of Pfannenstiel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfannenstiel	die	Pfannenstiele
genitive	eines	des	Pfannenstiels, Pfannenstieles	der	Pfannenstiele
dative	einem	dem	Pfannenstiel, Pfannenstiele1	den	Pfannenstielen
accusative	einen	den	Pfannenstiel	die	Pfannenstiele

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Pfannengriff, Pfannkuchen, Bratpfanne, Dachpfanne
• Besenstiel, Blumenstiel, Stielgriff

Proper noun

Pfannenstiel n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pfannenstiels)

1. a hamlet in the Bavarian municipality of Thierstein

Proper noun

Pfannenstiel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Pfannenstiels)

1. a mountain near Lake Zürich in Switzerland

Further reading

• “Pfannenstiel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pfannenstiel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Pfannenstiel” in Duden online