Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yiddish [script needed] (shtannes, distrust), from Biblical Hebrew עֶשְׁתֹּנֹת (eshtonot, thoughts).[1]

Attested since 1937.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛ.nɪs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sten‧nis
  • Rhymes: -ɛnɪs

Noun

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stennis m (uncountable)

  1. (Netherlands, from Bargoens) uproar, commotion

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute