stempel
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Low German Stempel or Dutch stempel, akin to Old English stempan (“to stamp”), all from Proto-West Germanic *stampōn, from Proto-Germanic *stampōną (“to compress, squeeze, stamp”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛmpəl
Noun edit
stempel (plural stempels)
- (mining) A shelf set into a mineshaft for storing waste material, or for use as a step or support.
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Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German stempel, from stampen.
Noun edit
stempel n (singular definite stemplet, plural indefinite stempler)
- (mechanical) piston
- stamp (the tool)
- (figurative) a mark on one's reputation
- stamp, impression, imprint
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References edit
- “stempel” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From the root of stampen (“to stamp”).
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Noun edit
stempel m or n (plural stempels, diminutive stempeltje n) (neuter when used in senses 2 and 3)
- stamp, die, seal (of wax)
- stamp, postmark (of ink)
- (figuratively) any kind of mark or sign of influence
- (botany) stigma
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Verb edit
stempel
- inflection of stempeln:
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch stempel (“stamp, seal”). Compare to German Stempel.
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Noun edit
stèmpêl (plural stempel-stempel, first-person possessive stempelku, second-person possessive stempelmu, third-person possessive stempelnya)
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Further reading edit
- “stempel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German stempel.
Noun edit
stempel n (definite singular stempelet or stemplet, indefinite plural stempel or stempler, definite plural stempla or stemplene)
- (mechanical) a piston
- a stamp (rubber stamp)
References edit
- “stempel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German stempel.
Noun edit
stempel n (definite singular stempelet, indefinite plural stempel, definite plural stempla)
- (mechanical) a piston
- a stamp (rubber stamp)
References edit
- “stempel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Stempel. Doublet of sztępel.
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Noun edit
stempel m inan (diminutive stempelek)