nelson
English
editEtymology
editCricket 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
editAudio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
editnelson (plural nelsons)
- (cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
- (wrestling) A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back. [from late 19th c.]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “nelson”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
editFinnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editnelson
Declension
editInflection of nelson (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “nelson”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom nel (“no”), influenced by the proper name Nelson.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editnelson
Usage notes
editThe usage is similar to that of a particle.
Further reading
edit- “nelson” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010
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- Rhymes:Finnish/elson
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- fi:Wrestling
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