Stele

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See also: stele, stełe, stélé, stèle, stelè, and ŝtele

German

Etymology

Ca. 1800, from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “upright rock, pillar, column”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃteːlə/, /ˈsteːlə/
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  • Hyphenation: Ste‧le
  • Rhymes: -eːlə
  • Homophone: stehle (with /ʃ/)

Noun

Stele f (genitive Stele, plural Stelen)

  1. (archaeology, art) stele
    Synonym: Grabsäule
  2. (botany) stele (the central core of a plant's root and stem system)
    Synonym: Leitgewebe

Declension

Declension of Stele
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Stele die Stelen
genitive einer der Stele der Stelen
dative einer der Stele den Stelen
accusative eine die Stele die Stelen

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