Zollstock

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɔlˌʃtɔk]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Zoll‧stock

Etymology 1

18th century, from Zoll (“inch”) +‎ Stock (“stick”). Compare equivalent Dutch duimstok.

Noun

Zollstock m (strong, genitive Zollstockes or Zollstocks, plural Zollstöcke)

  1. rule; folding rule; yardstick; meter stick (strip of wood or other hard material, typically foldable, for measuring length, regardless of the measure system used)
Declension
Declension of Zollstock [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zollstock die Zollstöcke
genitive eines des Zollstockes, Zollstocks der Zollstöcke
dative einem dem Zollstock, Zollstocke1 den Zollstöcken
accusative einen den Zollstock die Zollstöcke

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → Hungarian: colstok
  • → Polish: colsztok (Silesia)
See also

Etymology 2

From a word for a tollhouse, from Zoll (“toll, customs”).

Proper noun

Zollstock n (proper noun, strong, genitive Zollstocks)

  1. Zollstock, a district of Cologne.
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