Vokabahn

Noun

der Stiel

stalk (thin stem)

B1 rank #7,607 plural Stiele

Meanings

Noun
  1. stalk (thin stem)
  2. stipe
  3. a long, fairly thin protrusion, e.g. the handle of a broom or the stem of a wine glass
  4. a stick attached to foods such as lollipops, popsicles, and ice cream pops

In a sentence

Die Blume hat einen langen Stiel.

The flower has a long stalk.

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Forms

der Stiel · die Stiele

Stiel is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #7,607 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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