stela

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

English

Alternative forms

• (pl.) stelae, steles

Etymology

From Latin stēla, from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiːlə/
• Rhymes: -iːlə
• Hyphenation: ste‧la

Noun

stela (plural stelas or stelae)

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, 203

     The upright blocks or stelas are among the most curious parts of the present ruin.

   • 1893, E. A. T. W. Budge, Mummy, 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.

Synonyms

• stele

Anagrams

• Astle, ETLAs, Slate, Teals, Tesla, astel, laste, lates, least, leats, salet, setal, slate, stale, steal, taels, tales, teals, telas, tesla

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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

Derived terms

• stela frá (to rob somebody)
• stelast
• stelast burt

• stelast til
• stela undan (to misappropriate, to embezzle)

Related terms

• stuldur

See also

• þjófur
• þjófóttur
• þýfi

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Latin

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• stele

Etymology

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

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

See also

• stjele (Bokmål)

References

• “stela” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stelaną, whence also Old English stelan, Old Saxon stelan, Old High German stelan, Old Norse stela.

Verb

stela

1. to steal

Descendants

• West Frisian: stelle

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Old Norse

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

1. to steal

Descendants

• Danish: stjæle
• Faroese: stjala
• Icelandic: stela

• Norwegian Bokmål: stjele
• Norwegian Nynorsk: stele/stela
• Swedish: stjäla

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Swedish

Adjective

stela

1. (deprecated template usage) inflection of stel:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Anagrams

• salte, tesla

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From , from .

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. steal (illegally take possession of)