stenig
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch stenig, from Old Dutch *stēnag, *steinag, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz, equivalent to steen + -ig. More at stony.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
stenig (comparative steniger, superlative stenigst)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of stenig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | stenig | |||
| inflected | stenige | |||
| comparative | steniger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | stenig | steniger | het stenigst het stenigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | stenige | stenigere | stenigste |
| n. sing. | stenig | steniger | stenigste | |
| plural | stenige | stenigere | stenigste | |
| definite | stenige | stenigere | stenigste | |
| partitive | stenigs | stenigers | — | |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Negerhollands: steenig
German Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German stênich, from Old Saxon *stēnag, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz. More at stony.
Adjective edit
stenig
Synonyms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
stenig (comparative stenigare, superlative stenigast)
Declension edit
| Inflection of stenig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | stenig | stenigare | stenigast |
| Neuter singular | stenigt | stenigare | stenigast |
| Plural | steniga | stenigare | stenigast |
| Masculine plural3 | stenige | stenigare | stenigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | stenige | stenigare | stenigaste |
| All | steniga | stenigare | stenigaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||