Steen
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
- As a general Germanic surname, from Dutch Steen, West Flemish van der steen, Danish Steen, Swedish Steen, Norwegian Steen. Doublet of Stone and Stein. Compare Staines.
- As a Scottish surname, shortened from Stephen.
- As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from mac Stiamhna (“son of Stephen”), usually Anglicized as McStephen, McStein.
Proper noun edit
Steen (plural Steens)
- A surname from Germanic, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)
- Synonym: Sten
Translations edit
Etymology 2 edit
Early Afrikaans, elliptically from steendruiven (“stone grapes”), from steen (“stone”) + druiven (“grapes”), plural of druif.
Noun edit
Steen (countable and uncountable, plural Steens)
- (South Africa) Chenin blanc, a variety of white wine.
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German stein.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Steen m (plural Steen, diminutive Steenche)
- (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) stone
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Steinn, from steinn (“stone”). Cognate with Norwegian Stein and Swedish Sten.
Proper noun edit
Steen
- a male given name
- (rare) a surname
Related terms edit
References edit
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 26 205 males with the given name Steen and 1698 persons with the surname Steen have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From steen.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Steen
- a surname
German Low German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Sten, Steen
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German stên, from Old Saxon stēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. More at stone.
Noun edit
Steen m (plural Stenen)
Derived terms edit
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Central Franconian Stein, from Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“something hard”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Steen m (plural Steen, diminutive Steenche)
- stone
- Das is hart wie en Steen.
- This is hard as a stone.
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Cognates include German Stein, Dutch steen, English stone, Swedish sten.
The alternation between the stems Steen and Steng is due to the Luxembourgish velarisation of -n- that took place only in open syllables. (The plural used to have the ending -e, as it still does in German.) Similar alternations are found in some other nouns (e.g. Schwäin), but Steen is the only one that retains distinct stems for singular and plural.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Norwegian edit
Proper noun edit
Steen
- a surname
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian stēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stain. Cognates include West Frisian stien and German Stein.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Steen m (plural Stene)