stekel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stekel; cognate with English stickle. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsteː.kəl/
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  • Hyphenation: ste‧kel
  • Rhymes: -eːkəl

Noun

stekel m (plural stekels, diminutive stekeltje n)

  1. prickle (small, sharp pointed object)
  2. spine (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell or plant, not a thorn)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: steekel, stikl

Adjective

stekel (comparative stekeler, superlative stekelst)

  1. rabid (affected with rabies)

Swedish

Noun

stekel c

  1. a hymenopteron (any insect of the order Hymenoptera)
  2. (in the plural "steklar") the Hymenoptera

Declension
Declension of stekel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative stekel stekeln steklar steklarna
Genitive stekels stekelns steklars steklarnas

References
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