anstelle
German
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
an (“in, at”) + Stelle (“place, stead”)
Preposition
anstelle (with genitive)
- instead of, in place of
- In bildlichen Darstellungen erscheint Tages mit zwei Schlangen anstelle seiner Beine.
- In graphic renderings Tages appears with two snakes instead of [his] legs.
Etymology 2
Verb
anstelle
- inflection of anstellen:
- first-person singular dependent present
- first/third-person singular dependent subjunctive I