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stela

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

English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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stela (plural stelas or stelae or steles)

  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, section 203:
      The upright blocks or stelas are among the most curious parts of the present ruin.
    • 1893, E. A. T. W. Budge, Mummy, section 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.

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stela

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of stlát
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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

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stela (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative stal, third-person plural past indicative stálu, supine stolið)

  1. to steal [with dative]
    Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?
    Who stole the cookie from the jar last night?

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “block of stone”).

Noun

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stēla f (genitive stēlae); first declension

  1. column, pillar
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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative stēla stēlae
genitive stēlae stēlārum
dative stēlae stēlīs
accusative stēlam stēlās
ablative stēlā stēlīs
vocative stēla stēlae
Descendants
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  • → English: stela
  • → Galician: estela (learned)
  • → Polish: stela
  • → Portuguese: estela (learned)

References

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  • “stela”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • stela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Etymology 2

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Derived from simplification of the geminate ll due to the preceding long vowel. Attested in the Anonymous Valesianus II.

Noun

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stēla f (genitive stēlae); first declension (Late Latin)

  2. Alternative form of stēlla (“star”)
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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative stēla stēlae
genitive stēlae stēlārum
dative stēlae stēlīs
accusative stēlam stēlās
ablative stēlā stēlīs
vocative stēla stēlae
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References

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  • Adams, James Noel. 1976. The text and language of a Vulgar Latin chronicle (Anonymous Valesianus II). London: Institute of Classical Studies. Page 34.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną. Compare Icelandic stela, Danish stjæle, Norwegian Bokmål stjele, Swedish stjäla, Faroese stjala.

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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

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Old English

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stela m

  1. stalk (of a plant)

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative stela stelan
accusative stelan stelan
genitive stelan stelena
dative stelan stelum

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Old Frisian

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Etymology

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

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stela

  1. to steal

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *stelaną, whence also Old English stelan, Old Frisian stela, Old Saxon stelan, Old High German stelan, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (stilan).

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stela (singular past indicative stal, plural past indicative stálu, past participle stolinn)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to steal
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to rob
    • 9th century, Þrymskviða
      • áss es stolinn hamri
        the god has been robbed of his hammer

Conjugation

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Conjugation of stela — active (strong class 4)
infinitive stela
present participle stelandi
past participle stolinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular stel stal
2nd-person singular stelr stalt
3rd-person singular stelr stal
1st-person plural stelum stálum
2nd-person plural stelið stáluð
3rd-person plural stela stálu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular stela stæla
2nd-person singular stelir stælir
3rd-person singular steli stæli
1st-person plural stelim stælim
2nd-person plural stelið stælið
3rd-person plural steli stæli
imperative present
2nd-person singular stel
1st-person plural stelum
2nd-person plural stelið
Conjugation of stela — mediopassive (strong class 4)
infinitive stelask
present participle stelandisk
past participle stolizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular stelumk stálumk
2nd-person singular stelsk stalzk
3rd-person singular stelsk stalsk
1st-person plural stelumsk stálumsk
2nd-person plural stelizk stáluzk
3rd-person plural stelask stálusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular stelumk stælumk
2nd-person singular stelisk stælisk
3rd-person singular stelisk stælisk
1st-person plural stelimsk stælimsk
2nd-person plural stelizk stælizk
3rd-person plural stelisk stælisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular stelsk
1st-person plural stelumsk
2nd-person plural stelizk

Descendants

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References

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  • “stela”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

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stele

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin stēla.

Noun

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stela f

  1. (archaeology, sculpture) stele, stela (tall, slender stone monument)
  2. (botany) stele (central core of the root and shoot system)
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Declension of stela
singular plural
nominative stela stele
genitive steli stel
dative steli stelom
accusative stelę stele
instrumental stelą stelami
locative steli stelach
vocative stelo stele

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “compare the t- in stela for answer words to k- question words”)

Compare Silesian tela.

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stela (not comparable)

  1. (Near Masovian) Synonym of stamtąd
    Coordinate term: stamtela
  2. (Far Masovian) Synonym of stąd
    Coordinate term: stela
    Nie można stela zaczynać. ― You can't start from here.

Further reading

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  • stela in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Zygmunt Wasilewski (1889) “stela”, in Jagodne: wieś w powiecie łukowskim, gminie Dąbie: zarys etnograficzny (in Polish), Warsaw: M. Arct, page 247

Swedish

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Adjective

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stela

  1. inflection of stel:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Venetan

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Noun

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stela f (plural stele)

  1. Obsolete spelling of steła (“star”).
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