Stele

See also: stele, stélé, stèle, stelè, and ŝtele

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “upright rock; pillar; column”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteːlə/, /ˈʃteːlə/
• Hyphenation: Ste‧le
• Homophone: stehle

Noun

Stele f (genitive Stele, plural Stelen)

1. (archaeology or art) stele

   Synonym: Grabsäule

2. (botany) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Synonym: Leitgewebe

Derived terms

• Stelenfeld

Further reading

• Stele on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Stele” in Duden online