stylte

Danish

Etymology 1

From Swedish stylta. Compare Dutch stelt and German Stelze.

Noun

stylte c (singular definite stylten, plural indefinite stylter)

  1. stilt
  2. (slang, in the plural) long legs
Declension
Declension of stylte
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stylte stylten stylter stylterne
genitive styltes styltens stylters stylternes
Derived terms
  • styltegænger

Etymology 2

From Swedish stylta.

Verb

stylte (imperative stylt, infinitive at stylte, present tense stylter, past tense styltede, perfect tense styltet)

  1. (uncommon) to walk in a stiff and awkward manner, as if on stilts
Conjugation
Conjugation of stylte
active passive
present stylter styltes
past styltede styltedes
infinitive stylte styltes
imperative stylt —
participle
present styltende
past styltet
(auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund stylten
See also
  • opstyltet

References

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