anstelle

German

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Etymology 1

an (“in, at”) +‎ Stelle (“place, stead”)

Preposition

anstelle (with genitive)

1. instead of, in place of

   In bildlichen Darstellungen erscheint Tages mit zwei Schlangen anstelle seiner Beine.

   In graphic renderings Tages appears with two snakes instead of [his] legs.

Etymology 2

Verb

anstelle

1. inflection of anstellen:
   1. first-person singular dependent present
   2. first/third-person singular dependent subjunctive I

Further reading

• “anstelle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “anstelle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon