Stele
German
editEtymology
editCa. 1800, from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “upright rock, pillar, column”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʃteːlə/, /ˈsteːlə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ste‧le
- Rhymes: -eːlə
- Homophone: stehle (with /ʃ/)
Noun
editStele f (genitive Stele, plural Stelen)
- (archaeology, art) stele
- Synonym: Grabsäule
- (botany) stele (the central core of a plant's root and stem system)
- Synonym: Leitgewebe
Declension
editDeclension of Stele [feminine]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Stele on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Stele (Botanik) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Stele” in Duden online
- “Stele” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Stele” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.