anstelle

German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

an (“in, at”) +‎ Stelle (“place, stead”)

Preposition

anstelle [with genitive]

1. instead of, in place of

   In bildlichen Darstellungen erscheint Tages mit zwei Schlangen anstelle seiner Beine.

   In graphic renderings Tages appears with two snakes instead of [his] legs.

Etymology 2

Verb

anstelle

1. inflection of anstellen:
   1. first-person singular dependent present
   2. first/third-person singular dependent subjunctive I

Further reading

• “anstelle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “anstelle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon