stenen

See also: Stenen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːnən

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *stēnin, from Proto-Germanic *stainīnaz, equivalent to steen +‎ -en.

Adjective

stenen (not comparable)

1. stonen, made of stone

Inflection

Declension of stenen
uninflected	stenen
inflected	stenen
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	stenen
	n. sing.	stenen
	plural	stenen
definite		stenen
partitive

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

stenen

1. plural of steen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *stenan, from Proto-Germanic *stenaną.

Verb

stēnen

1. to sigh, to groan

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “stenen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “stenen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stænen, stænene, stenene

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stǣnen, from Proto-West Germanic *stainīn, from Proto-Germanic *stainīnaz. Equivalent to ston +‎ -en (made of); compare stonen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛːnən/

Adjective

stenen

1. Composed or built of stone.

   Synonym: stonen

See also

• rochen

References

• “stēnen(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.

Swedish

Noun

stenen

1. definite singular of sten

Anagrams

• tenens