sten

See also: Sten, stěn, and sten-

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *staɨn.

Pronunciation

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [stɛːn]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [steːn]

Noun

sten m

  1. tin

References

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

Czech

Etymology

Deverbal from sténat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstɛn]

Noun

sten m inan

  1. (literary) groan, moan

Declension

Further reading

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

Danish

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /steːn/, [ˈsd̥eˀn]

Noun

sten c (singular definite stenen, plural indefinite sten)

  1. stone

Declension

Derived terms

  • prøvesten
  • rendesten
  • stenaffald
  • stenbelægning
  • stenblandet
  • stenbolværk
  • stenborg
  • stenboring
  • stenbrokker
  • stenbrolægning
  • stenbrønd
  • stenbunke
  • stenbygget
  • stenbygning
  • stenbækken
  • stendannelse
  • stendæmning
  • stenfad
  • stenflække
  • stenfløts
  • stenforretning
  • stengavl
  • stenhandel
  • stenhegnet
  • stenhjul
  • stenhule
  • stenhøfde
  • stenkaj
  • stenklump
  • stenkrukke
  • stenkugle
  • stenkumme
  • stenkølle
  • stenlag
  • stenlæs
  • stenmark
  • stenmejslet
  • stenmindedmærke
  • stenmængde
  • stenport
  • stenpotte
  • stenprydelse
  • stenrør
  • stensankning
  • stenskorpe
  • stenslib
  • stensprængning
  • stenstørrelse
  • stenvold

References

Middle Low German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (originally) IPA(key): /stɛːn/

Noun

sten m

  1. stone

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. stone

Derived terms

References

Old Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

stēn m

  1. stone

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: stêen
    • Dutch: steen
      • Afrikaans: steen
        • Sotho: setene
        • Southern Ndebele: isitina
        • Zulu: isitini
          • Fanagalo: stin
      • 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

  • stēn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Frisian

Ēn stēn.

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteːn/, [ˈstɛːn]

Noun

stēn m

  1. stone

Declension

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

Descendants

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: stian
    Goesharde: stiin
    Halligen: stian
    Heligoland: Stean
    Mooring: stiinj
    Sylt: Stiin
    Wiedingharde: stiin
  • Saterland Frisian: Steen
  • West Frisian: stien

References

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

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛːn/

Noun

stēn m

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

Declension


Descendants

  • Middle Low German: stên, stein
    • Low German:
      • German Low German:
        Hamburgisch: Steen
      • Westphalian:
        Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Stëin
        Sauerländisch: Stäin, Stoin, Stǟn, Stain, Steyn
        Westmünsterländisch: Steen
    • Plautdietsch: Steen

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

stēn m

  1. stone

Declension

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Descendants

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stem.

Noun

sten

  1. voice

Swedish

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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

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

Further reading

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