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stekel.

prickle (small, sharp pointed object)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsteː.kəl/

  1. prickle (small, sharp pointed object)

    masculine

  2. spine (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell or plant, not a thorn)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch stekel, from Proto-Germanic *stiklaz, *stikilaz (“sting, stinger, peak, cup, goblet”), related to the verb *stikaną (“to stick”). Cognate with English stickle, Icelandic stikill, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 (stikls) (whence Russian стекло́ (stekló, “glass”), Lithuanian sti̇̀klas).

adj/ˈsteː.kəl/

  1. rabid (affected with rabies)

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch stekel, from Proto-Germanic *stiklaz, *stikilaz (“sting, stinger, peak, cup, goblet”), related to the verb *stikaną (“to stick”). Cognate with English stickle, Icelandic stikill, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 (stikls) (whence Russian стекло́ (stekló, “glass”), Lithuanian sti̇̀klas).

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