See also: Stelo and ŝtelo

English

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A one-stelo coin

Etymology

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From Esperanto stelo. Doublet of estoile, étoile, and stella.

Noun

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stelo (plural steloj)

  1. (numismatics) A monetary unit of Esperantists from 1945 to 1993, one of whose aims was to achieve a single world currency.
    • 1980 July, COINage, volume 16, number 7, Ventura, Calif.: Behn-Miller Publishers, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 51–52:
      One stelo theoretically equals in value of one kilogram of bread. [] The five steloj, 1959 (60), obverse shows a world globe symbolizing the unity of mankind. [] Most Esperantists use International Reply Coupons for the purposes for which stelo coins were intended, he added.
    • 1982 September, Marvin Kay, “Medicine in Numismatics”, in N[orris] Neil Harris, editor, The Numismatist, volume 95, number 9, Colorado Springs, Colo.: American Numismatic Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2237, column 2:
      More patterns were issued in 1959, these in 1-, 5- and 10-steloj denominations. The piece shown here is a 25-steloj coin issued in Poland in 1965.
    • 2013, Jay M. Galst, Peter G[erritt] van Alfen, “Ophthalmologists Famous in Other Fields”, in Ophthalmologia: Optica et Visio in Nummis (Hirschberg History of Ophthalmology: The Monographs; 13), Piribebuy, Cordillera: Jean-Paul Wayenborgh; New York, N.Y.: American Numismatic Society, →ISBN, page 137:
      Stelo fantasy coins were minted in several other denominations: a series from 1959, for example, features a bronze 1 stelo, an aluminum-bronze 5 steloj, and a copper-nickel 10 steloj.
    • 2024, Roberto Menchaca, “Esperanto in Numismatics”, in Alena Adler, Logan Hall, editors, Usona Esperantisto, number 2024:1, El Cerrito, Calif.: Esperanto-USA, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19, column 1:
      The first coins were minted in 1959 by the Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht in the denominations of one, five and ten steloj. [] In 1965 a fourth type of coin was added to the former with a nominal value of 25 steloj. [] Silver and gold varieties of the 25-stelo coins were also produced.

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Further reading

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Esperanto

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Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:
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Dekses steloj.

Etymology

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From Latin stella. Doublet of astro and astero.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstelo/
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  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Hyphenation: ste‧lo

Noun

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stelo (accusative singular stelon, plural steloj, accusative plural stelojn)

  1. star
    verda stelogreen star
  2. (numismatics) stelo (a unit of Esperanto international currency issued by the Universal League from 1945 to 1993)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Ido: stelo

Etymology

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From Esperanto, from Latin stella.

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stelo (plural steli)

  1. star

Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin stilus. Doublet of stilo and stile, which were borrowed from Latin and French respectively.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlo
  • Hyphenation: stè‧lo

Noun

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stelo m (plural steli)

  1. stem (of a plant)
  2. rod
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Further reading

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  • stelo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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