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Stelze.

stilt

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃtɛl(t)sə/[ˈʃtɛltsə][ˈʃtɛlsə]

  1. stilt

    feminine
    Der Clown geht auf Stelzen.

  2. wagtail (genus Motacilla)

    feminine
    Die Bachstelze gehört zu den Stelzen.

  3. pork knuckle

    Austria · feminine
Where this word comes from

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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