stela

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

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• stele

Translations

archaeology: an obelisk or upright stone pillar — see stele

Anagrams

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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɛla]

Verb

stela

1. masculine singular present transgressive of stlát

Related terms

• stelouc

 

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

Latin

Etymology 1

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

Noun

stēla f (genitive stēlae); first declension

1. column, pillar

Declension

First-declension noun.

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

Descendants

• → English: stela
• → Galician: estela (learned)
• → Polish: stela
• → Portuguese: estela (learned)

References

• “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

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

Noun

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

2. Alternative form of stēlla (“star”)

Declension

First-declension noun.

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

Descendants

• see: stēlla

References

• 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

Alternative forms

• stele
• stållå (Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology

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

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

Synonyms

• knabba
• naska

References

• “stela” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈste.lɑ/

Noun

stela m

1. stalk (of a plant)

Declension

Declension of stela (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stela	stelan
accusative	stelan	stelan
genitive	stelan	stelena
dative	stelan	stelum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “stela”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Old Frisian

Etymology

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.

Verb

stela

1. to steal

Descendants

• West Frisian: stelle

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• stjala

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 (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

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

• Icelandic: stela
• Faroese: stjala
• Norwegian Nynorsk: stela, stele
• Jamtish: stjæła
• Elfdalian: stjälå
• Old Swedish: stiæla, stæla, stiala
  • Swedish: stjäla
• Old Danish: stælæ, stialæ, stiælæ
  • Danish: stjæle
    • Norwegian Bokmål: stjele
  • Scanian: stjæla
• Gutnish: stjäle

References

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

Polish

stele

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛ.la/

• (Masovia):
  • (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈstɛ.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: ste‧la
• Homophone: Stela

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin stēla.

Noun

stela f

1. (archaeology, sculpture) stele, stela (tall, slender stone monument)
2. (botany) stele (central core of the root and shoot system)

Declension

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

(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.

Adverb

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

• 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

Adjective

stela

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

Venetan

Noun

stela f (plural stele)

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