stela

See also: Stela, stéla, štela, stéła, and stèła

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.

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Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstɛla]

Verb

stela

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of stlát
  • stelouc

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

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

See also

Latin

Etymology 1

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

Noun

stēla f (genitive stēlae); first declension

  1. column, pillar
Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative stēla stēlae
Genitive stēlae stēlārum
Dative stēlae stēlīs
Accusative stēlam stēlās
Ablative stēlā stēlīs
Vocative stēla stēlae
Descendants
  • English: stela
  • Galician: estela (learned)
  • Polish: stela
  • Portuguese: estela (learned)

References

  • stela”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • stela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Etymology 2

Derived from simplification of the geminate ll due to the preceding long vowel. Attested in the Anonymous Valesianus II.

Noun

stēla f (genitive stēlae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. Alternative form of stēlla (star)
Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative stēla stēlae
Genitive stēlae stēlārum
Dative stēlae stēlīs
Accusative stēlam stēlās
Ablative stēlā stēlīs
Vocative stēla stēlae
Descendants

References

  • Adams, James Noel. 1976. The text and language of a Vulgar Latin chronicle (Anonymous Valesianus II). London: Institute of Classical Studies. Page 34.

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

References

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

Old Norse

Alternative forms

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
  • Old Danish: stælæ, stialæ, stiælæ
  • Gutnish: stjäle

References

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

Polish

stele

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stēla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛ.la/
  • (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)
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