nelson

See also: Nelson and Nélson

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

nelson (cricket)

Wikipedia

English Wikipedia has an article on:

nelson hold

Wikipedia

Etymology

Cricket sense: origin disputed; supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg.

Wrestling sense: Back-formation from full nelson.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

nelson (plural nelsons)

1. (cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
2. (wrestling) A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back. [from late 19th c.]

Derived terms

• double nelson
• half nelson
• triple nelson

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “nelson”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Lenons

Finnish

Etymology

From English nelson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnels(ː)on/, [ˈne̞ls̠(ː)o̞n]
• Rhymes: -elson
• Syllabification^(key): nel‧son
• Hyphenation^(key): nel‧son

Noun

nelson

1. (wrestling) nelson

Declension

Inflection of nelson (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		nelson	nelsonit
genitive		nelsonin	nelsonien nelsoneiden nelsoneitten
partitive		nelsonia	nelsoneita nelsoneja
illative		nelsoniin	nelsoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nelson	nelsonit
accusative	nom.	nelson	nelsonit
	gen.	nelsonin
genitive		nelsonin	nelsonien nelsoneiden nelsoneitten
partitive		nelsonia	nelsoneita nelsoneja
inessive		nelsonissa	nelsoneissa
elative		nelsonista	nelsoneista
illative		nelsoniin	nelsoneihin
adessive		nelsonilla	nelsoneilla
ablative		nelsonilta	nelsoneilta
allative		nelsonille	nelsoneille
essive		nelsonina	nelsoneina
translative		nelsoniksi	nelsoneiksi
abessive		nelsonitta	nelsoneitta
instructive		—	nelsonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nelson (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nelsonini nelsonini accusative nom. nelsonini nelsonini gen. nelsonini genitive nelsonini nelsonieni nelsoneideni nelsoneitteni partitive nelsoniani nelsoneitani nelsonejani inessive nelsonissani nelsoneissani elative nelsonistani nelsoneistani illative nelsoniini nelsoneihini adessive nelsonillani nelsoneillani ablative nelsoniltani nelsoneiltani allative nelsonilleni nelsoneilleni essive nelsoninani nelsoneinani translative nelsonikseni nelsoneikseni abessive nelsonittani nelsoneittani instructive — — comitative — nelsoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nelsonisi nelsonisi accusative nom. nelsonisi nelsonisi gen. nelsonisi genitive nelsonisi nelsoniesi nelsoneidesi nelsoneittesi partitive nelsoniasi nelsoneitasi nelsonejasi inessive nelsonissasi nelsoneissasi elative nelsonistasi nelsoneistasi illative nelsoniisi nelsoneihisi adessive nelsonillasi nelsoneillasi ablative nelsoniltasi nelsoneiltasi allative nelsonillesi nelsoneillesi essive nelsoninasi nelsoneinasi translative nelsoniksesi nelsoneiksesi abessive nelsonittasi nelsoneittasi instructive — — comitative — nelsoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nelsonimme nelsonimme accusative nom. nelsonimme nelsonimme gen. nelsonimme genitive nelsonimme nelsoniemme nelsoneidemme nelsoneittemme partitive nelsoniamme nelsoneitamme nelsonejamme inessive nelsonissamme nelsoneissamme elative nelsonistamme nelsoneistamme illative nelsoniimme nelsoneihimme adessive nelsonillamme nelsoneillamme ablative nelsoniltamme nelsoneiltamme allative nelsonillemme nelsoneillemme essive nelsoninamme nelsoneinamme translative nelsoniksemme nelsoneiksemme abessive nelsonittamme nelsoneittamme instructive — — comitative — nelsoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nelsoninne nelsoninne accusative nom. nelsoninne nelsoninne gen. nelsoninne genitive nelsoninne nelsonienne nelsoneidenne nelsoneittenne partitive nelsonianne nelsoneitanne nelsonejanne inessive nelsonissanne nelsoneissanne elative nelsonistanne nelsoneistanne illative nelsoniinne nelsoneihinne adessive nelsonillanne nelsoneillanne ablative nelsoniltanne nelsoneiltanne allative nelsonillenne nelsoneillenne essive nelsoninanne nelsoneinanne translative nelsoniksenne nelsoneiksenne abessive nelsonittanne nelsoneittanne instructive — — comitative — nelsoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nelsoninsa nelsoninsa accusative nom. nelsoninsa nelsoninsa gen. nelsoninsa genitive nelsoninsa nelsoniensa nelsoneidensa nelsoneittensa partitive nelsoniaan nelsoniansa nelsoneitaan nelsonejaan nelsoneitansa nelsonejansa inessive nelsonissaan nelsonissansa nelsoneissaan nelsoneissansa elative nelsonistaan nelsonistansa nelsoneistaan nelsoneistansa illative nelsoniinsa nelsoneihinsa adessive nelsonillaan nelsonillansa nelsoneillaan nelsoneillansa ablative nelsoniltaan nelsoniltansa nelsoneiltaan nelsoneiltansa allative nelsonilleen nelsonillensa nelsoneilleen nelsoneillensa essive nelsoninaan nelsoninansa nelsoneinaan nelsoneinansa translative nelsonikseen nelsoniksensa nelsoneikseen nelsoneiksensa abessive nelsonittaan nelsonittansa nelsoneittaan nelsoneittansa instructive — — comitative — nelsoneineen nelsoneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• puolinelson

Further reading

• “nelson”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Spanish

Etymology

From nel (“no”), influenced by the proper name Nelson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnelson/ [ˈnel.sõn]

• Audio (Costa Rica):

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• Rhymes: -elson
• Syllabification: nel‧son

Adverb

nelson

1. (slang, Central America, Peru) synonym of nel (no; no way; nope)

Usage notes

The usage is similar to that of a particle.

Further reading

• “nelson”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010