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From Latin stēla, from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē). Doublet of stele.

stela (plural stelas or stelae or steles)

  1. (archaeology) an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone
    • 1776, R. Chandler, Trav. Greece, VIII 35:
      In the courts of the houses lie many round stelæ, or pillars, once placed on the graves of the Athenians.
    • 1837, J. G. Wilkinson, Manners & Customs of the Anc. Egyptians, I ii 101:
      He erected a stela, with an inscription in the sacred character, to commemorate his successes.
    • 1876, S. Manning, Land of Pharaohs, section 203:
      The upright blocks or stelas are among the most curious parts of the present ruin.
    • 1893, E. A. T. W. Budge, Mummy, section 30:
      Thothmes I. set up two stelæ near the Euphrates.
    • 1966, Paul Bowles, Up Above the World:
      A shore excursion had been arranged for the passengers who were interested in visiting the stelae of San Ignacio.

archaeology: an obelisk or upright stone pillar — see stele

stela

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of stlát

From stelo +‎ -a.

stela (accusative singular stelan, plural stelaj, accusative plural stelajn)

  1. stellar (of or relating to stars)

Old Norse stela

Icelandic stela

Inherited from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

stela (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative stal, third-person plural past indicative stálu, supine stolið)

  1. to steal [_with_ dative]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “block of stone”).

stēla f (genitive stēlae); first declension

  1. column, pillar

First-declension noun.

Derived from simplification of the geminate ll due to the preceding long vowel. Attested in the Anonymous Valesianus II.

stēla f (genitive stēlae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. alternative form of stēlla (“star”)

First-declension noun.

Old Norse stela

Norwegian Nynorsk stela

Inherited from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

stela (present tense stel, past tense stal, past participle stole, passive infinitive stelast, present participle stelande, imperative stel)

  1. to steal (illegally take possession of)
    Nokon har stole bilen min!
    Someone has stolen my car!
  2. to consume, take
    Dette arbeidet stel all fritida mi.
    This work takes all of my spare time.
  3. to achieve or gain something by tricking someone or something

stela m

  1. stalk (of a plant)

Weak:

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *stelan, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

stela

  1. to steal

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

stela (singular past indicative stal, plural past indicative stálu, past participle stolinn)

  1. to steal [_with_ dative]
  2. to rob [_with_ accusative]
    • 9th century, Þrymskviða
      * áss es stolinn hamri
      the god has been robbed of his hammer

stele

Learned borrowing from Latin stēla.

stela f

  1. (archaeology, sculpture) stele, stela (tall, slender stone monument)
  2. (botany) stele (central core of the root and shoot system)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “compare the t- in stela for answer words to k- question words”)

Compare Silesian stela.

stela (not comparable)

  1. (Near Masovian) synonym of stamtąd
    Coordinate term: stamtela
  2. (Far Masovian, Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship) synonym of stąd
    Coordinate term: stela
    Nie można stela zaczynać. ― You can't start from here.

Perhaps a univerbation of s +‎ tela. Compare Masovian Polish stela.

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stela (not comparable)

  1. (Cieszyn) synonym of stōnd
    Synonyms: tustela, samstōnd

stela

  1. inflection of stel:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

stela f (plural stele)

  1. obsolete spelling of steła (“star”)