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”) +‎ -e.

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)

Conjugation

Regular (Eupen dialect)
infinitive	schtélle
participle	geschtéllt
auxiliary	haane
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	schtéll	schtéllde	—
2nd singular	schtélls	schtélldes	schtéll
3rd singular	schtéllt	schtéllde	—
1st plural	schtélle	schtéllde	—
2nd plural	schtéllt	schtéllde	schtéllt
3rd plural	schtélle	schtéllde	—