stekel

Dutch

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteː.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: ste‧kel
• Rhymes: -eːkəl

Noun

stekel m (plural stekels, diminutive stekeltje n)

1. prickle (small, sharp pointed object)
2. spine (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell or plant, not a thorn)

Derived terms

• stekelbaars
• stekelbrem
• stekelhuidige
• stekelig
• stekelrog
• stekelstaart

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: steekel, stikl

Adjective

stekel (comparative stekeler, superlative stekelst)

1. rabid (affected with rabies)

Swedish

Noun

stekel c

1. a hymenopteron (any insect of the order Hymenoptera)
2. (in the plural "steklar") the Hymenoptera

Declension

Declension of stekel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	stekel	stekeln	steklar	steklarna
Genitive	stekels	stekelns	steklars	steklarnas

References

• stekel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stekel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stekel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)