stek
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch stec. Cognate with English stick.
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stek m (plural stekken, diminutive stekje n)
- spot, place, home
- cutting, a leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant
- (Southern) Alternative form of stok.
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Verb edit
stek
- imperative of steke
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
stek m animal or m inan (related adjective stekowy)
- steak (relatively large, thick slice or slab cut from an animal)
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Etymology 2 edit
Perhaps inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъtъkъ, *jьztъkъ. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Latin cloāca.
Noun edit
stek m inan
- (archaic) accumulation, mass
- Synonyms: nagromadzenie, zbiorowisko
- 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
- (obsolete) effluent, runoff, sewage
- (obsolete) crowd, concourse
- Synonym: zbiegowisko
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Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
stek c
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Nominative | stek | steken | stekar | stekarna |
Genitive | steks | stekens | stekars | stekarnas |
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Noun edit
stek n
- a knot; a looping of strings
- (colloquial) strong sunshine (when sunbathing is similar to frying a steak)
Usage notes edit
A common error is to treat the knot sense as a common gender noun.
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Nominative | stek | steket | stek | steken |
Genitive | steks | stekets | steks | stekens |
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Nominative | stek | steket | — | — |
Genitive | steks | stekets | — | — |
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Etymology 2 edit
From stekare (“member of the upper class with flashy lifestyle”).
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Noun edit
stek n
- (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".
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Nominative | stek | steket | — | — |
Genitive | steks | stekets | — | — |
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Verb edit
stek
- imperative of steka
References edit
- stek in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stek in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stek in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)