stoel

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) a chair, a piece of furniture used for sitting, normally portable and having four legs
2. (masculine) any seat, from stool to throne; a dais
3. (masculine) the base on which something rests, e.g. platform; something fixed on it, notably a workbench
4. (masculine) a place of residence, headquarters, powerbase
5. (masculine) a receptacle, stool, a type of stump
6. (masculine, obsolete) a confessional chair
7. (masculine, obsolete, uncountable) fecal stool
8. (masculine, obsolete) a toadstool, a mushroom

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of stoelen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of stoelen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of stoelen:

Concepts

chair

🪑

seat

💺

stool

footstool

place

recliner

siege

sofa

🛋️

armchair

highchair

chairs

couch

🛋️

Synonyms

zetel

🪑

crapaud

beleg

belegering

taboeret

zitting

zorgenstoel

drievoet

wortelkluit

armstoel

zitje

bril

fauteuil

leunstoel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stul/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: stoel

Inherited from Old Dutch: stuol

In summary

From Middle Dutch stoel, from Old Dutch stuol, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Sentences

Kan je de stoel wat naar voren schuiven zodat ik kan passeren ?

Can you slide the chair forward a little so that I can pass?

Ik zit 's avonds ook eens graag lui in mijn stoel .

I also like to sit lazily in my chair at night.

Er plakte een kauwgom onder de stoel .

There was a chewing gum sticking under the chair.

Er stak een nagel uit aan de stoel en nu zat er een groot gapend gat in mijn broek .

There was a nail sticking out of the chair, and now there was a big gaping hole in my pants.

Ze plofte neer in de comfortabele stoel .

She plunged into the comfortable chair.

Bij het opstijgen moet je het tafeltje opklappen en je stoel rechtzetten .

When taking off, you have to fold up the table and straighten your seat.

Zij is van haar stoel gedonderd terwijl ze haar gevallen bestek van de grond wou rapen .

She fell from her chair as she tried to pick up her fallen cutlery from the ground.