Stolz

See also: stolz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stolz, from Old High German stolz, from Proto-Germanic *stultaz (“proud, stately, stiff”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to put, stand”); cognate with English stout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtɔlt͡s/

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Noun

Stolz m (strong, genitive Stolzes, no plural)

1. pride

Declension

Declension of Stolz [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stolz
genitive	eines	des	Stolzes
dative	einem	dem	Stolz, Stolze1
accusative	einen	den	Stolz

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Stolz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Stolz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Stolz” in Duden online
• Stolz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de