# nelson
## English
### Etymology

Cricket sense: origin disputed; supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg.
Wrestling sense: Back-formation from full nelson.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Noun

nelson (plural nelsons)
* (cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
* (wrestling) A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back. [from late 19th c.]

#### Derived terms

* double nelson
* half nelson
* triple nelson

### Further reading

* Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “nelson”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* Lenons

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English nelson.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnels(ː)on/, [ˈne̞ls̠(ː)o̞n]
* Rhymes: -elson
* Hyphenation: nel‧son

### Noun

nelson
* (wrestling) nelson

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nelson (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nelsonini
nelsonini
accusative
nom.
nelsonini
nelsonini
gen.
nelsonini
genitive
nelsonini
nelsonieni nelsoneideni nelsoneitteni
partitive
nelsoniani
nelsoneitani nelsonejani
inessive
nelsonissani
nelsoneissani
elative
nelsonistani
nelsoneistani
illative
nelsoniini
nelsoneihini
adessive
nelsonillani
nelsoneillani
ablative
nelsoniltani
nelsoneiltani
allative
nelsonilleni
nelsoneilleni
essive
nelsoninani
nelsoneinani
translative
nelsonikseni
nelsoneikseni
abessive
nelsonittani
nelsoneittani
instructive
comitative
—nelsoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nelsonisi
nelsonisi
accusative
nom.
nelsonisi
nelsonisi
gen.
nelsonisi
genitive
nelsonisi
nelsoniesi nelsoneidesi nelsoneittesi
partitive
nelsoniasi
nelsoneitasi nelsonejasi
inessive
nelsonissasi
nelsoneissasi
elative
nelsonistasi
nelsoneistasi
illative
nelsoniisi
nelsoneihisi
adessive
nelsonillasi
nelsoneillasi
ablative
nelsoniltasi
nelsoneiltasi
allative
nelsonillesi
nelsoneillesi
essive
nelsoninasi
nelsoneinasi
translative
nelsoniksesi
nelsoneiksesi
abessive
nelsonittasi
nelsoneittasi
instructive
comitative
—nelsoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nelsonimme
nelsonimme
accusative
nom.
nelsonimme
nelsonimme
gen.
nelsonimme
genitive
nelsonimme
nelsoniemme nelsoneidemme nelsoneittemme
partitive
nelsoniamme
nelsoneitamme nelsonejamme
inessive
nelsonissamme
nelsoneissamme
elative
nelsonistamme
nelsoneistamme
illative
nelsoniimme
nelsoneihimme
adessive
nelsonillamme
nelsoneillamme
ablative
nelsoniltamme
nelsoneiltamme
allative
nelsonillemme
nelsoneillemme
essive
nelsoninamme
nelsoneinamme
translative
nelsoniksemme
nelsoneiksemme
abessive
nelsonittamme
nelsoneittamme
instructive
comitative
—nelsoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nelsoninne
nelsoninne
accusative
nom.
nelsoninne
nelsoninne
gen.
nelsoninne
genitive
nelsoninne
nelsonienne nelsoneidenne nelsoneittenne
partitive
nelsonianne
nelsoneitanne nelsonejanne
inessive
nelsonissanne
nelsoneissanne
elative
nelsonistanne
nelsoneistanne
illative
nelsoniinne
nelsoneihinne
adessive
nelsonillanne
nelsoneillanne
ablative
nelsoniltanne
nelsoneiltanne
allative
nelsonillenne
nelsoneillenne
essive
nelsoninanne
nelsoneinanne
translative
nelsoniksenne
nelsoneiksenne
abessive
nelsonittanne
nelsoneittanne
instructive
comitative
—nelsoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nelsoninsa
nelsoninsa
accusative
nom.
nelsoninsa
nelsoninsa
gen.
nelsoninsa
genitive
nelsoninsa
nelsoniensa nelsoneidensa nelsoneittensa
partitive
nelsoniaan nelsoniansa
nelsoneitaan nelsonejaan nelsoneitansa nelsonejansa
inessive
nelsonissaan nelsonissansa
nelsoneissaan nelsoneissansa
elative
nelsonistaan nelsonistansa
nelsoneistaan nelsoneistansa
illative
nelsoniinsa
nelsoneihinsa
adessive
nelsonillaan nelsonillansa
nelsoneillaan nelsoneillansa
ablative
nelsoniltaan nelsoniltansa
nelsoneiltaan nelsoneiltansa
allative
nelsonilleen nelsonillensa
nelsoneilleen nelsoneillensa
essive
nelsoninaan nelsoninansa
nelsoneinaan nelsoneinansa
translative
nelsonikseen nelsoniksensa
nelsoneikseen nelsoneiksensa
abessive
nelsonittaan nelsonittansa
nelsoneittaan nelsoneittansa
instructive
comitative
—nelsoneineen nelsoneinensa :

#### Derived terms

* puolinelson

### Further reading

* “nelson”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Spanish
### Etymology

From nel (“no”), influenced by the proper name Nelson.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnelson/ [ˈnel.sõn]
* Rhymes: -elson
* Syllabification: nel‧son

### Adverb

nelson
* (slang, Central America, Peru) Synonym of nel (no; no way; nope)

#### Usage notes

The usage is similar to that of a particle.

### Further reading

* “nelson”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010