stela

English

Etymology

From Latin stēla, from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē). Doublet of stele.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiːlə/
• Rhymes: -iːlə
• Hyphenation: ste‧la

Noun

stela (plural stelas or stelae or steles)

1. (archaeology) an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone
   • 1776, R. Chandler, Trav. Greece, VIII 35:

     In the courts of the houses lie many round stelæ, or pillars, once placed on the graves of the Athenians.

   • 1837, J. G. Wilkinson, Manners & Customs of the Anc. Egyptians, I ii 101:

     He erected a stela, with an inscription in the sacred character, to commemorate his successes.

   • 1876, S. Manning, Land of Pharaohs, section 203:

     The upright blocks or stelas are among the most curious parts of the present ruin.

   • 1893, E. A. T. W. Budge, Mummy, section 30:

     Thothmes I. set up two stelæ near the Euphrates.

   • 1966, Paul Bowles, Up Above the World:

     A shore excursion had been arranged for the passengers who were interested in visiting the stelae of San Ignacio.

Synonyms

• stele

Translations

Anagrams

• Astle, ETLAs, Slate, Teals, Tesla, astel, laste, lates, least, leats, salet, setal, slate, stale, steal, taels, tales, teals, telas, tesla

Czech

Pronunciation

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Verb

stela

1. masculine singular present transgressive of stlát

Related terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

stela (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative stal, third-person plural past indicative stálu, supine stolið)

1. (transitive, governs the dative) to steal

   Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?

   Who stole the cookie from the jar last night?

Derived terms

Related terms

• stuldur

See also

• þjófur
• þjófóttur
• þýfi

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “block of stone”).

Noun

stēla f (genitive stēlae); first declension

1. column, pillar

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

• → English: stela
• → Galician: estela (learned)
• → Polish: stela
• → Portuguese: estela (learned)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• stele
• stållå (Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną. Compare Icelandic stela, Danish stjæle, Norwegian Bokmål stjele, Swedish stjäla, Faroese stjala.

Verb

stela (present tense stel, past tense stal, past participle stole, passive infinitive stelast, present participle stelande, imperative stel)

1. to steal (illegally take possession of)

   Nokon har stole bilen min!

   Someone has stolen my car!

2. to consume, take

   Dette arbeidet stel all fritida mi.

   This work takes all of my spare time.

3. to achieve or gain something by tricking someone or something

Synonyms

• knabba
• naska

References

• “stela” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stelan, whence also Old English stelan, Old Saxon stelan, Old High German stelan, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną, whence Old Norse stela.

Verb

stela

1. to steal

Descendants

• West Frisian: stelle

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• stjala

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stelaną, whence also Old English stelan, Old Frisian stela, Old Saxon stelan, Old High German stelan, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (stilan).

Verb

stela (singular past indicative stal, plural past indicative stálu, past participle stolinn)

1. (transitive, with dative) to steal
2. (transitive, with accusative) to rob
   • 9th century, Þrymskviða
     • áss es stolinn hamri

       the god has been robbed of his hammer

Conjugation

Descendants

• Icelandic: stela
• Faroese: stjala
• Norwegian Nynorsk: stela, stele
• Jamtish: stjæła
• Elfdalian: stjälå
• Old Swedish: stiæla, stæla; stiala
  • Swedish: stjäla
• Old Danish: stælæ, stialæ, stiælæ
  • Danish: stjæle
    • Norwegian Bokmål: stjele
  • Scanian: stjæla
• Gutnish: stjäle

References

• “stela”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

stela

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stēla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛ.la/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: ste‧la
• Homophone: Stela

Noun

stela f

1. (archaeology, sculpture) stele, stela (tall, slender stone monument)
2. (botany) stele (central core of the root and shoot system)

Declension

Further reading

• stela in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Adjective

stela

1. inflection of stel:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Venetian

Noun

stela f (plural stele)

1. Obsolete spelling of steła (“star”)