nelson
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English
Etymology
Cricket 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
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Noun
nelson (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.
Derived terms
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “nelson”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
nelson
Declension
| Inflection of nelson (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
compounds
Further reading
- “nelson”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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
Etymology
From nel (“no”), influenced by the proper name Nelson.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nelson
Usage notes
The usage is similar to that of a particle.
Further reading
- “nelson” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010