steden
See also: Steden
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteːdə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːdən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch steden, staden. Equivalent to stad + -en. The verb derived from the sense of stad meaning "place" in general, which is now obsolete.
Alternative forms
- staden
Verb
steden
- (transitive, obsolete) to place
- (transitive, obsolete) to hold in place
Inflection
| Inflection of steden (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | steden | |||
| past singular | steedde | |||
| past participle | gesteed | |||
| infinitive | steden | |||
| gerund | steden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | steed | steedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | steedt | steedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | steedt | steedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | steedt | steedde | ||
| 3rd person singular | steedt | steedde | ||
| plural | steden | steedden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | stede | steedde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | steden | steedden | ||
| imperative sing. | steed | |||
| imperative plur.1 | steedt | |||
| participles | stedend | gesteed | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- besteden
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
steden
- Plural form of stad
Anagrams
- sneedt
Middle English
Etymology 1
From stede (“place”) + -en (infinitival suffix), with influence from Old Norse steðja (“to stop, place”).
Alternative forms
- sted, stedde, stede, steede
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛːdən/, /ˈstɛdən/
Verb
steden (third-person singular simple present stedeth, present participle stedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative stedde, past participle sted)
- To put or place (in a location)
- (figuratively) To place in a situation; to trouble with.
- To linger; to stay still.
- To stop or cease (moving, from doing)
- (rare) To set up; to prepare.
- (rare) To be useful or helpful.
Conjugation
Conjugation of steden (weak in -de/in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) steden, stede | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | stede | stedde, stadde, steded | |
| 2nd-person singular | stedest | steddest, staddest, stededest | |
| 3rd-person singular | stedeth | stedde, stadde, steded | |
| subjunctive singular | stede | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | steden, stede | stedden, stedde, stadden, stadde, stededen, stedede | |
| imperative plural | stedeth, stede | — | |
| participles | stedynge, stedende | sted, stad, steded | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: stead
- Scots: steid, sted
References
- “steden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old English stēdan, equivalent to stede (“steed”) + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
steden
- plural of stede (“steed”)