stele
Norwegian
noun-m1
Definitions
- (archaeology) A tall, slender stone monument, often with writing carved into its surface
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek στήλη (pillar, column, upright rock, block of stone used as a prop buttress to a wall, slab, post).
Origin
Ancient Greek
στήλη
Gloss
pillar, column, upright rock, block of stone used as a prop buttress to a wall, slab, post
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
柱
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- stelography English
- stēla Latin
- stēla, stela Latin
- Stele German
- stèle French
- στήλη Ancient Greek
- *stl̥-neh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- stele Norwegian Nynorsk