# stempel
## English
### Alternative forms

* stemple

### Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Stempel or Dutch stempel, akin to Old English stempan (“to stamp”), all from Proto-West Germanic *stampōn, from Proto-Germanic *stampōną (“to compress, squeeze, stamp”).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɛmpəl

### Noun

stempel (plural stempels)
* (mining) A shelf set into a mineshaft for storing waste material, or for use as a step or support.

### Anagrams

* Stemple, Temples, pelmets, stemple, temples

## Danish
### Etymology

From Middle Low German stempel, from stampen.

### Noun

stempel n (singular definite stemplet, plural indefinite stempler)
* (mechanical) piston
* stamp (the tool)
* (figurative) a mark on one's reputation
* stamp, impression, imprint

#### Derived terms

* blåt stempel
* grønt stempel
* stempelafgift
* stempelfri
* stempelkaffe
* stempelmotor
* stempelmærke
* stempelomkostning
* stempelpligt
* stempelpude
* stempelslag
* stempelsværte

### References

* “stempel” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Corresponding to stampen (“to stamp”) +‎ -el (suffix denoting instruments), but clearly an early formation judging by the presence of umlaut. Compare Old High German stempfil (German Stempel).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛmpəl

### Noun

stempel m or n (plural stempels, diminutive stempeltje n) (neuter when used in senses 2 and 3)
* stamp, die, seal (of wax)
* stamp, postmark (of ink)
* (figuratively) any kind of mark or sign of influence
* (botany) stigma

#### Descendants

* → Caribbean Javanese: setèmpel
* → Indonesian: stempel
* → Papiamentu: stèmpel

### Anagrams

* tempels

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

stempel
* inflection of stempeln:
** first-person singular present
** singular imperative

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch stempel (“stamp, seal”). Compare to German Stempel.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈst̪ɛmpəl]
* Hyphenation: stèm‧pêl

### Noun

stèmpêl (plural stempel-stempel)
* stamp, seal
    Synonyms: cap, tera

#### Alternative forms

* setempel

#### Derived terms

* berstempel
* distempel
* menstempel

### Further reading

* “stempel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Middle Low German stempel.

### Noun

stempel n (definite singular stempelet or stemplet, indefinite plural stempel or stempler, definite plural stempla or stemplene)
* (mechanical) a piston
* a stamp (rubber stamp)

### References

* “stempel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Middle Low German stempel.

### Noun

stempel n (definite singular stempelet, indefinite plural stempel, definite plural stempla)
* (mechanical) a piston
* a stamp (rubber stamp)

### References

* “stempel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* sztępel

### Etymology

Borrowed from German Stempel. Doublet of sztępel.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstɛm.pɛl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛmpɛl
* Syllabification: stem‧pel

### Noun

stempel m inan (diminutive stempelek)
* stamp (imprint or device)
    Synonym: pieczątka
* (mining) pit prop

#### Derived terms

* stemplować
* stemplowy
* stemplówka

### Further reading

* stempel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* stempel in Polish dictionaries at PWN