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sten

See also: Sten, stěn, and sten-

Cornish

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Chemical element
Sn
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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *staɨn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sten m

  1. tin

References

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

Czech

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Etymology

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Deverbal from sténat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sten m inan

  1. (literary) groan, moan

Declension

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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

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  • “sten”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “sten”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “sten”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /steːn/, [ˈsd̥eˀn]

Noun

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sten c (singular definite stenen, plural indefinite sten)

  1. stone

Declension

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

Derived terms

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Middle High German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠tɛːn/

Verb

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stēn

  1. Alternative form of stān

Middle Low German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (originally) IPA(key): /stɛːn/

Noun

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sten m

  1. stone

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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See the main entry.

Noun

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

  1. Alternative form of stein (“stone”), officially recognized in the following senses:
    1. (jewelry) gem, gemstone
    2. (botany) stone, pit of a stonefruit
    3. (medicine) stone, hardened tissue (as in kidney stone etc.)
    4. (informal) testicle, ball
  2. (Riksmål, otherwise nonstandard) in other senses of the above noun

Derived terms

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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

Noun

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stēn m

  1. stone

Alternative forms

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Descendants

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  • 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

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  • “stēn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Frisian

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Ēn stēn.

Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsteːn/, [ˈstɛːn]

Noun

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stēn m

  1. stone

Declension

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

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References

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

Old High German

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Etymology

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The development of the form stēn is analogous to that of gēn (“to go”). See there for further information.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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stēn

  1. Alternative form of stān (“to stand”)

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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stēn m

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

Declension

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


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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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stēn m

  1. stone

Declension

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Declension of stēner (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

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Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch stem.

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sten

  1. voice

Swedish

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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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

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Declension of sten
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sten stens
definite stenen stenens
plural indefinite stenar stenars
definite stenarna stenarnas
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