stekel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stekel, from Proto-Germanic *stiklaz, *stikilaz (“sting, stinger, peak, cup, goblet”), related to the verb *stikaną (“to stick”). Cognate with English stickle, Icelandic stikill, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 (stikls) (whence Russian стекло́ (stekló, “glass”), Lithuanian sti̇̀klas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteː.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: ste‧kel
• Rhymes: -eːkəl

Noun

stekel m (plural stekels, diminutive stekeltje n)

1. prickle (small, sharp pointed object)
2. spine (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell or plant, not a thorn)

Derived terms

• stekelbaars
• stekelbrem
• stekelhuidige
• stekelig
• stekelrog
• stekelstaart

Descendants

• Negerhollands: steekel, stikl

Adjective

stekel (comparative stekeler, superlative stekelst)

1. rabid (affected with rabies)

Swedish

Noun

stekel c

1. a hymenopteron (any insect of the order Hymenoptera)
2. (in the plural "steklar") the Hymenoptera

Declension

Declension of stekel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stekel	stekels
	definite	stekeln	stekelns
plural	indefinite	steklar	steklars
	definite	steklarna	steklarnas

References

• “stekel”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “stekel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “stekel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)