Stelze
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German stelze, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German stelza, ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *steltijon. Cognate with Middle Low German stelte, Dutch stelt, English stilt.
Pronunciation
Noun
Stelze f (genitive Stelze, plural Stelzen)
- stilt
- Der Clown geht auf Stelzen.
- The clown walks on stilts.
- wagtail (genus Motacilla)
- Die Bachstelze gehört zu den Stelzen.
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Declension
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Further reading
- “Stelze” in Duden online