411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Stelze
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
German
Etymology
From de gmh stelze, from de goh stelza, ultimately from de gem-pro *staltijǭ, which is related to gmw-pro *stalljan to place, put. Cognate with gml stelte, nl stelt, en stilt.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃtɛl(t)sə/ [ˈʃtɛltsə] [ˈʃtɛlsə]
de De-Stelze.OGG
de De-Stelze2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
stilt
de Der Clown geht auf Stelzen. The clown walks on stilts.
wagtail (genus Motacilla genus)
de Die Bachstelze gehört zu den Stelzen. The white wagtail is a wagtail.
de Austria cooking pork knuckle
de Schweinshaxe
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Bachstelze Drosselstelze Stelzmücke
Further reading