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sten

See also: Sten, stěn, and sten-

Cornish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Brythonic *staɨn.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sten m

  1. tin

References edit

  • Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
  • Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 173

Czech edit

Etymology edit

Deverbal from sténat.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sten m inan

  1. (literary) groan, moan

Declension edit

Declension of sten (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative sten steny
genitive stenu stenů
dative stenu stenům
accusative sten steny
vocative stene steny
locative stenu stenech
instrumental stenem steny

Further reading edit

  • sten in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • sten in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • sten in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-. Cognate with English stone.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /steːn/, [ˈsd̥eˀn]

Noun edit

sten c (singular definite stenen, plural indefinite sten)

  1. stone

Declension edit

Declension of sten
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sten stenen sten stenene
genitive stens stenens stens stenenes

Derived terms edit

References edit

Middle Low German edit

Etymology edit

From Old Saxon sten, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Pronunciation edit

  • (originally) IPA(key): /stɛːn/

Noun edit

sten m

  1. stone

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

Noun edit

sten m (definite singular stenen, indefinite plural stener, definite plural stenene)

  1. stone

Derived terms edit

References edit

Old Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun edit

stēn m

  1. stone

Alternative forms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle Dutch: stêen
    • Dutch: steen
      • Afrikaans: steen
        • → Sotho: setene
        • → Southern Ndebele: isitina
        • → Zulu: isitini
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: ten
      • Negerhollands: steen, stin, sten
        • → Virgin Islands Creole: sten (dated)
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: stene, stenna
      • → Papiamentu: stenchi (from the diminutive)
    • Limburgish: stein

Further reading edit

  • “stēn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Frisian edit

 
Ēn stēn.

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”). Compare Old English stān, Old Saxon stēn, Old Dutch stēn and Old High German stein.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteːn/, [ˈstɛːn]

Noun edit

stēn m

  1. stone

Declension edit

Declension of stēn (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative stēn stēnar, stēna
genitive stēnes stēna
dative stēne stēnum, stēnem
accusative stēn stēnar, stēna

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Compare Old English stān, Old High German stein.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

stēn m

  1. stone, rock
    bran all samað stēn endi erða
    The rock burnt all together with the ground
    (Genesis, verse 317)

Declension edit

Declension of stēn (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative stēn stēnos
accusative stēn stēnos
genitive stēnes stēnō
dative stēne stēnum
instrumental — —


Descendants edit

Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun edit

stēn m

  1. stone

Declension edit

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  Declension of sten (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stēner stēnrin stēnar stēnanir, stēnaner
accusative stēn stēnin stēna stēnana
dative stēni, stēne stēninum, stēnenom stēnum, stēnom stēnumin, stēnomen
genitive stēns stēnsins stēna stēnanna

Descendants edit

Sranan Tongo edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Dutch stem.

Noun edit

sten

  1. voice

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /steːn/, [steꜜɜn]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun edit

sten c

  1. a rock, a stone
    Han har en liten sten
    He has a small stone
  2. (uncountable) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders.

Declension edit

Declension of sten 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sten stenen stenar stenarna
Genitive stens stenens stenars stenarnas

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Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

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