Feminine
Stelze
Meaning
- (feminine) stilt
- (feminine) wagtail (genus Motacilla)
- (Austria, feminine) pork knuckle
Synonyms
Schweinshachse
Haxn
Hechse
Wädli
Adlerhaxe
Gnagi
Schweinshaxn
Knöchla
Bötel
Hämmche
Translations
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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