"stel" meaning in Swedish

See stel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /steːl/ Audio: Sv-stel.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish stirder, styrdher, from Old Norse stirðr, from Proto-Germanic *sterþjaz,, from Proto-Indo-European *ster (“strong, steady”). The sound change of Old Norse /rð/ to /l/, which affected central and northern Sweden, is typically not reflected in writing, the spelling of this word and a few other being exceptions. Compare hin håle and utböling (from ON. *hinn harði and *útbyrðing respectively) Etymology templates: {{der|sv|gmq-osw|stirder}} Old Swedish stirder, {{der|sv|non|stirðr}} Old Norse stirðr, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*sterþjaz,}} Proto-Germanic *sterþjaz,, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*ster|t=strong, steady}} Proto-Indo-European *ster (“strong, steady”) Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|stelare|superlative|stelast|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} stel (comparative stelare, superlative stelast), {{sv-adj}} stel (comparative stelare, superlative stelast) Forms: stelare [comparative], stelast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], stel [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive], stelare [comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], stelast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative], stelt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], stelare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], stelast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], stela [indefinite, plural, positive], stelare [comparative, indefinite, plural], stelast [indefinite, plural, superlative], stele [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], stelare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], stelast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], stele [definite, masculine, positive, singular], stelare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], stelaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], stela [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], stelare [comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form], stelaste [definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative]
  1. stiff, unbending, inflexible
    Sense id: en-stel-sv-adj-v-bH0DqX
  2. (slang) very strict and formal (to a fault) Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-stel-sv-adj-n-JXY23I Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 8 86 6 Disambiguation of Swedish links with redundant target parameters: 12 78 10
  3. (slang) awkward Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-stel-sv-adj-juQWhu5j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stelna, stelnad

Inflected forms

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        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
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    {
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stelast",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-adj-reg",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "stel",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "indefinite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stelare",
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        "indefinite"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stelt",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "stelare",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stelast",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stele",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "positive"
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      "form": "stele",
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        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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        "stiff, unbending, inflexible"
      ],
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        [
          "stiff",
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        ],
        [
          "unbending",
          "unbending"
        ],
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          "inflexible",
          "inflexible"
        ]
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        "(slang) very strict and formal (to a fault)"
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "It was so awkward when he got super dissed on the dance floor.",
          "text": "Det vart så stelt när han blev totaldissad på dansgolvet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "(slang) awkward"
      ],
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    },
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      "audio": "Sv-stel.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Sv-stel.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stel"
}

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    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish links with redundant target parameters",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European"
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      "args": {
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      "form": "stelast",
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        "superlative"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "stelt",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "positive"
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    {
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        "positive",
        "singular"
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        "superlative"
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      "expansion": "stel (comparative stelare, superlative stelast)",
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          "unbending",
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        "(slang) very strict and formal (to a fault)"
      ],
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          "text": "Det vart så stelt när han blev totaldissad på dansgolvet.",
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        }
      ],
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Download raw JSONL data for stel meaning in Swedish (4.9kB)

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  "trace": ""
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'all'",
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{
  "called_from": "inflection/20250113a",
  "msg": "Colspan 999 over 30, set to 1",
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