stek

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stec. Cognate with English stick.
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

stek m (plural stekken, diminutive stekje n)

1. spot, place, home
2. cutting, a leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant
3. (Southern) Alternative form of stok

Derived terms

• webstek

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: setèg
• → Indonesian: setek
• → Papiamentu: stèk, stèki

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

stek

1. imperative of steke

Polish

steki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: stek

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English steak.

Noun

stek m animal or m inan (related adjective stekowy)

1. steak (relatively large, thick slice or slab cut from an animal)

Declension

Declension of stek

	singular	plural
nominative	stek	steki
genitive	steka/steku	steków
dative	stekowi	stekom
accusative	steka/stek	steki
instrumental	stekiem	stekami
locative	steku	stekach
vocative	steku	steki

Etymology 2

Perhaps inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъtъkъ, *jьztъkъ. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Latin cloāca.

Noun

stek m inan

1. (archaic) accumulation, mass

   Synonyms: nagromadzenie, zbiorowisko

3. cloaca (duct in reptiles, amphibians, and birds, as well as most fish and some mammals, which serves as the common outlet for urination, defecation, and reproduction)

   Synonym: kloaka

4. (obsolete) effluent, runoff, sewage

   Synonyms: spływ, ściek

5. (obsolete) crowd, concourse

   Synonym: zbiegowisko

Declension

Declension of stek

	singular	plural
nominative	stek	steki
genitive	steku	steków
dative	stekowi	stekom
accusative	stek	steki
instrumental	stekiem	stekami
locative	steku	stekach
vocative	steku	steki

Derived terms

nouns

• stekowiec

 

Related terms

nouns

• styk

 

verbs

• stykać impf
• zetknąć pf

 

Further reading

• stek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• stek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• stek in PWN's encyclopedia

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse steik.

Noun

stek c

1. a steak, a roast, a joint (meat)

Declension

Declension of stek

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stek	steks
	definite	steken	stekens
plural	indefinite	stekar	stekars
	definite	stekarna	stekarnas

Derived terms

• flintastek

Noun

stek n

1. a knot; a looping of strings
2. (colloquial) strong sunshine (when sunbathing is similar to frying a steak)

Usage notes

A common error is to treat the knot sense as a common gender noun.

Declension

Declension of stek

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stek	steks
	definite	steket	stekets
plural	indefinite	stek	steks
	definite	steken	stekens

Declension of stek 2

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stek	steks
	definite	steket	stekets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• pålstek
• skotstek
• söndagsstek
• steka

Etymology 2

From stekare (“member of the upper class with flashy lifestyle”).

Alternative forms

• schtek

Noun

stek n

1. (slang) (expensive) hedonistic pleasures, especially those associated with the upper class

   De sitter i yachten och äter hummer och dricker dompa. Fan vad stek.

   They're in the yacht eating lobster and drinking Dom Pérignon. Damn that's "stek".

Declension

Declension of stek

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stek	steks
	definite	steket	stekets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• stekig
• stekare

Verb

stek

1. imperative of steka

References

• stek in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stek in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stek in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• sekt, sket