stekel

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch stekel, from Proto-Germanic *stiklaz, *stikilaz (“sting, stinger, peak, cup, goblet”), related to the verb *stikaną (“to stick”). Cognate with English stickle, Icelandic stikill, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 (stikls) (whence Russian стекло́ (stekló, “glass”), Lithuanian sti̇̀klas). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsteː.kəl/ Hyphenation: ste‧kel Rhymes: -eːkəl === Noun === stekel m (plural stekels, diminutive stekeltje n) prickle (small, sharp pointed object) 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) rabid (affected with rabies) == Swedish == === Noun === stekel c a hymenopteron (any insect of the order Hymenoptera) (in the plural "steklar") the Hymenoptera ==== Declension ==== === References === “stekel”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “stekel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “stekel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)