nelson

See also: Nelson and Nélson

English

Etymology

Cricket sense: disputed; supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg.

Pronunciation
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Noun

nelson (plural nelsons)

  1. (cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
  2. (wrestling) A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind his back.

Anagrams

Finnish

Noun

nelson

  1. (wrestling) nelson

Declension
Inflection of nelson (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative nelson nelsonit
genitive nelsonin nelsonien
nelsoneiden
nelsoneitten
partitive nelsonia nelsoneita
nelsoneja
illative nelsoniin nelsoneihin
singular plural
nominative nelson nelsonit
accusative nom. nelson nelsonit
gen. nelsonin
genitive nelsonin nelsonien
nelsoneiden
nelsoneitten
partitive nelsonia nelsoneita
nelsoneja
inessive nelsonissa nelsoneissa
elative nelsonista nelsoneista
illative nelsoniin nelsoneihin
adessive nelsonilla nelsoneilla
ablative nelsonilta nelsoneilta
allative nelsonille nelsoneille
essive nelsonina nelsoneina
translative nelsoniksi nelsoneiksi
instructive — nelsonein
abessive nelsonitta nelsoneitta
comitative — nelsoneineen
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