stelling

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Stelling

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Dutch stelling

Noun[edit]

stelling (plural stellings)

  1. A site or position (especially at shoreline or with reference to (former) Dutch colonies)
    • 1951, W. I. B. Crealock, Vagabonding Under Sail, Hastings House (New York), page 138:
      For a few pennies we could have a breakfast of pineapple, paw-paw, grapefruit and bananas, which could be bought a hundred yards from the stelling.

Anagrams[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch stellinge. Equivalent to stellen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛ.lɪŋ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: stel‧ling
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɪŋ

Noun[edit]

stelling f (plural stellingen, diminutive stellinkje n)

  1. position, configuration
    Stelling van Amsterdam — Defense line of Amsterdam
  2. thesis, contention
  3. sentence
  4. theorem
  5. scaffold
    Synonym: stellage

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: stellingi
  • Guyanese Creole English: stelling

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse stelling (positioning, posturing", also "mast-step, mast hole). Compare Icelandic stallur (pedestal).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

stelling f (genitive singular stellingar, nominative plural stellingar)

  1. pose, stance, position, posture

Declension[edit]