schtélle

schtélle

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃte.lə/
• Hyphenation: schtél‧le
• Rhymes: -elə

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European *stel-.

Alternative forms

• stelle (Krefeld)
• stèlle (widespread north of Panninger-line, Dutch-based spelling)
• sjtèlle (widespread south of Panninger-line, Dutch-based spelling)

Verb

schtélle (third person singular schtéllt, past tense schtaut, past participle geschtaut, conjunctive schtäüt)

1. (Eupen, transitive) to put, to place, to position such that it stands upright (compare sétte, léëge)
   1. (figuratively, abstractly) to pose, to lodge
   2. to set, adjust
2. (Eupen, transitive or reflexive) to put forward (a suggestion, etc.)
3. (Eupen, transitive or reflexive) to stand

Etymology 2

From schtéll (“quiet”).

Verb

schtélle (third person singular schtéllt, past tense schtéllde, past participle geschtéllt)

1. (Eupen, transitive) to silence
2. (Eupen, transitive) to quench (a need, e.g. hunger)
3. (Eupen, transitive) to nurse, to breastfeed (a baby)