anstelle

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German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Preposition

anstelle

  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 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
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