Stään

See also: staan

Central Franconian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtɛːn/

Etymology 1

From Old High German sterro, sterno from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Alternative forms

• Stär, Stären (western Moselle Franconian)
• Stern (eastern Moselle Franconian; some Ripuarian dialects)

Noun

Stään m (plural Stään or Stääne, diminutive Stäänche)

1. (most of Ripuarian) star

Etymology 2

From Old High German stein, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Alternative forms

• Steen (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian)
• Stein (Kölsch, Westerwald)

Noun

Stään m (plural Stään, diminutive Stäänche)

1. (eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald) stone