stel
Meaning
rigid
In Swedish: som är svår att böja, styv
Forms
| Basic form | stel | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | stelt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | stela | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | stelare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | stelast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise stel
1 / 1What does stel mean?
stel in a sentence
- stel i benenstiff legs
- ett stelt leendea forced smile
- Det vart så stelt när han blev totaldissad på dansgolvet.It was so awkward when he got super dissed on the dance floor.
Words built with stel
- stelbent stiff-legged, formal, rigid, stilted
Questions
What does stel mean in English?
stel means “rigid”.
Similar words
oböjligstram
Origin
From Old Swedish stirder, styrdher, from Old Norse stirðr, from Proto-Germanic *sterþjaz, [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *ster (“strong, steady”).
Nearby common words
stel is number 5,065 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,061finansiera finance
- 5,062demonstration demonstration
- 5,063gigantisk gigantic
- 5,064popcorn popcorn
- 5,066gudinna goddess
- 5,067statlig government, state
- 5,068svepa sweep, wrap up
- 5,069bruk use, usage
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary