different between obelisk vs stela

English

Etymology

From Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus (“obelisk”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (obelískos), diminutive of ?????? (obelós, “needle”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??b?l?sk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??b?l?sk/, /??b?l?sk/

Noun

obelisk (plural obelisks)

1. (architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]
2. (typography) Synonym of obelus
   1. (historical) A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ? or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant.
   2. A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date.

Usage notes

Regarding sense 2, obelus was used in Middle English, but thereafter was displaced by obelisk until the 19th century when both words began to be used with equal regularity.

Alternative forms

• obelisc

Synonyms

• (architecture): aguilla, pylon, stela

Hypernyms

• (architecture): needle

Meronyms

• (architecture): pyramidion

Derived terms

• obeliscal
• obeliscoid, obeliskoid
• obelisklike

Translations

See also

• menhir
• pillar

Verb

obelisk (third-person singular simple present obelisks, present participle obelisking, simple past and past participle obelisked)

1. (entomology, of a dragonfly) To adopt the obelisk posture; to point the tip of the abdomen towards the sun.

References

Polish

Etymology

From French obélisque, from Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus (“obelisk”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (obelískos), diminutive of ?????? (obelós, “needle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??b?.l?isk/

Noun

obelisk m inan

1. (architecture) obelisk (tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) obeliskowy

Further reading

• obelisk in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• obelisk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ob?lisk/
• Hyphenation: o?be?lisk

Noun

obèlisk m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. obelisk

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ob?l?sk/
• Rhymes: -?sk

Noun

obelisk c

1. obelisk

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• (pl.) stelae, steles

Etymology

From Latin st?la, from Ancient Greek ????? (st?l?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sti?l?/
• Rhymes: -i?l?
• Hyphenation: ste?la

Noun

stela (plural stelas or stelae)

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, 203

     The upright blocks or stelas are among the most curious parts of the present ruin.

   • 1893, E. A. T. W. Budge, Mummy, 30

     Thothmes I. set up two stelæ near the Euphrates.

Synonyms

• stele

Translations

Anagrams

• Astle, ETLAs, Slate, Teals, Tesla, astel, laste, lates, least, leats, salet, setal, slate, stale, steal, taels, tales, teals, telas, tesla

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?st?la]

Verb

stela

1. masculine singular present transgressive of stlát

Related terms

• stelouc

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelan?.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

1. (transitive, governs the dative) to steal

   Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?

   Who stole the cookie from the jar last night?

Derived terms

Related terms

• stuldur

See also

• þjófur
• þjófóttur
• þýfi

Latin

Noun

st?la f (genitive st?lae); first declension

1. column, pillar

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? English: stela
• Galician: estela
• ? Polish: stela

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• stele

Etymology

From Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelan?.

Verb

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)

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

See also

• stjele (Bokmål)

References

• “stela” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stelan?, whence also Old English stelan, Old Saxon stelan, Old High German stelan, Old Norse stela.

Verb

stela

1. to steal

Descendants

• West Frisian: stelle

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stelan?, whence also Old English stelan, Old Frisian stela, Old Saxon stelan, Old High German stelan, Gothic ???????????????????????? (stilan).

Verb

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

1. (transitive, with dative) to steal
2. (transitive, with accusative) to rob

Conjugation

Descendants

References

• stela in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Etymology

From Latin st?la, from Ancient Greek ????? (st?l?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st?.la/

Noun

stela f

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

Declension

Further reading

• stela in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• stela in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Adjective

stela

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of stel.

Anagrams

• salte, tesla

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelan?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stè???], [st?????], [stjæ????], [stjò???] (example of pronunciation)

  Rhymes: -è???

Verb

stela (present stäl, preterite stal, supine stuli or stöle or stölä)

1. (active verb) steal (illegally take possession of)