stilt

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
2. A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
3. Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
4. A crutch.
5. The handle of a plough.

Verb

1. to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts
2. to apply unnecessary pomp or formality

Conceptes

xanca

himantopus

Sinònims

pile

longlegs

piling

long-legs

stiltbird

stilt plover

spile

Australian stilt

post

Himantopus stilt

standard

support

supporter

Haematopus

house post

staddle

Haematopodidae

banded stilt

oyster catcher

strutting

column

jack

oystercatcher

pecker

prop

spur

stake

stanchion

stayer

Traduccions

échasse

Stelze

trampolo

stelt

pilotis

zanco

cigüeñuela

steltloper

pilote

Stelzenläufer

estaca

palafita

échasse blanche

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/stɪlt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: stilte

Heretat de anglès antic: *stilte

Cognat amb danès: stylte

Cognat amb neerlandès: stelt

Cognat amb alemany: Stelze

In summary

From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze.