stiel

From Middle Dutch stiel, from Old French estile. Doublet with stijl.

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• Rhymes: -il

stiel m (plural stielen, diminutive stieltje n)

1. a métier, professional/expert skills

   Leerjongens leren de stiel al doende

   Apprentices learn the profession on the job

2. a profession, job

• beroep n
• metier n
• vak n

• liefhebberij

• stielman m
• stielwerk n
• twaalf stielen, dertien ongelukken

• steil

stiel

1. second-person singular imperative of stielen

stiel

1. alternative form of stile (“style”)