Feminine

Stelze

Meaning

  1. (feminine) stilt
  2. (feminine) wagtail (genus Motacilla)
  3. (Austria, feminine) pork knuckle

Synonyms

Schweinshachse

Haxn

Hechse

Wädli

Adlerhaxe

Gnagi

Schweinshaxn

Knöchla

Bötel

Hämmche

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

stälze

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtɛl(t)sə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German stelze, from Old High German stelza, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *staltijǭ, which is related to *stalljan (“to place, put”). Cognate with Middle Low German stelte, Dutch stelt, English stilt.

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