Sitzgelegenheit

German

Etymology

sitzen (“to seat”) +‎ Gelegenheit (“facility”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɪt͡sɡəˌleːɡənhaɪt/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

seat; (plural): seating, seating accommodation
- 1915, Franz Kafka, Der Process, Verlag: Die Schmiede, published 1925, page 5:
  K. wollte sich setzen, aber nun sah er, daß im ganzen Zimmer keine Sitzgelegenheit war, außer dem Sessel beim Fenster.
  K. wanted to sit down, but now he saw that there was no seat in the whole room apart from the armchair at the window.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Sitzgelegenheit” in Duden online
“Sitzgelegenheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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