stelling

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English

Etymology

From Dutch stelling.

Noun

stelling (plural stellings)

  1. A site or position (especially at shoreline or with reference to (former) Dutch colonies)
    • 1951, W. I. B. Crealock, Vagabonding Under Sail, Hastings House (New York), page 138:
      For a few pennies we could have a breakfast of pineapple, paw-paw, grapefruit and bananas, which could be bought a hundred yards from the stelling.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stellinge. Equivalent to stellen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛ.lɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: stel‧ling
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɪŋ

Noun

stelling f (plural stellingen, diminutive stellinkje n)

  1. position, configuration
    Stelling van Amsterdam — Defense line of Amsterdam
  2. thesis, contention
  3. sentence
  4. theorem
  5. scaffold
    Synonym: stellage

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: stellingi
  • Guyanese Creole English: stelling

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stelling (positioning, posturing", also "mast-step, mast hole). Compare Icelandic stallur (pedestal).

Pronunciation

Noun

stelling f (genitive singular stellingar, nominative plural stellingar)

  1. pose, stance, position, posture

Declension

Declension of stelling (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stelling stellingin stellingar stellingarnar
accusative stellingu stellinguna stellingar stellingarnar
dative stellingu stellingunni stellingum stellingunum
genitive stellingar stellingarinnar stellinga stellinganna