stekel
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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 stìklas).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stekel m (plural stekels, diminutive stekeltje n)
- prickle (small, sharp pointed object)
- spine (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell or plant, not a thorn)
Derived terms
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]stekel (comparative stekeler, superlative stekelst)
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]stekel c
- a hymenopteron (any insect of the order Hymenoptera)
- (in the plural "steklar") the Hymenoptera
Declension
[edit]Declension of stekel
References
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- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Rhymes:Dutch/eːkəl
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːkəl/2 syllables
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