Stelze

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stelze, from Old High German stelza, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *steltijon. Cognate with Middle Low German stelte, Dutch stelt, English stilt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛl(t)sə/, [ˈʃtɛltsə], [ˈʃtɛlsə]
audio (file)

Noun

Stelze f (genitive Stelze, plural Stelzen)

stilt

Der Clown geht auf Stelzen.
The clown walks on stilts.
wagtail (genus Motacilla)

Die Bachstelze gehört zu den Stelzen.
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Declension

Declension of Stelze

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Stelze	die	Stelzen
genitive	einer	der	Stelze	der	Stelzen
dative	einer	der	Stelze	den	Stelzen
accusative	eine	die	Stelze	die	Stelzen

Derived terms

Drosselstelze

Further reading

Stelze in Duden online

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