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See also: Nelson and Nélson

English

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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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

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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From English nelson.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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nelson

  1. (wrestling) nelson

Declension

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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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnelson/ [ˈnel.sõn]
  • Rhymes: -elson
  • Syllabification: nel‧son

Adverb

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nelson

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

Usage notes

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The usage is similar to that of a particle.

Further reading

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  • nelson” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010