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stekel

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stekel, from Proto-Germanic *stiklaz, *stikilaz (“sting, stinger, peak, cup, goblet”), related to the verb *stikaną (“to stick”). Cognate with English stickle, Icelandic stikill, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 (stikls) (whence Russian стекло́ (stekló, “glass”), Lithuanian sti̇̀klas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteː.kəl/
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  • Hyphenation: ste‧kel
  • Rhymes: -eːkəl

Noun

stekel m (plural stekels, diminutive stekeltje n)

  1. prickle (small, sharp pointed object)
  2. spine (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell or plant, not a thorn)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: steekel, stikl

Adjective

stekel (comparative stekeler, superlative stekelst)

  1. rabid (affected with rabies)
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Noun

stekel c

  1. a hymenopteron (any insect of the order Hymenoptera)
  2. (in the plural "steklar") the Hymenoptera

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

References

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