stek
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch stec. Cognate with English stick.
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stɛk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛk
Noun
stek m (plural stekken, diminutive stekje n)
- spot, place, home
- cutting, a leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant
- (Southern) Alternative form of stok.
Derived terms
- webstek
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: setèg
- → Indonesian: setek
- → Papiamentu: stèk, stèki
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
stek
- imperative of steke
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English steak, from Middle English steike, from Old Norse steik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stɛk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛk
- Syllabification: stek
Noun
stek m inan
- steak
Declension
Declension of stek
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stek | steki |
| genitive | steku | steków |
| dative | stekowi | stekom |
| accusative | stek | steki |
| instrumental | stekiem | stekami |
| locative | steku | stekach |
| vocative | steku | steki |
Derived terms
- stekowy
Further reading
- stek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- stek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse steik.
Noun
stek c
- a steak, a roast, a joint (meat)
Declension
| Declension of stek | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | stek | steken | stekar | stekarna |
| Genitive | steks | stekens | stekars | stekarnas |
Noun
stek n
- a knot; a looping of strings
- strong sunshine (when sunbathing is similar to frying a steak)
Usage notes
A common error is to treat the knot sense as a common gender noun.
Declension
| Declension of stek | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | stek | steket | stek | steken |
| Genitive | steks | stekets | steks | stekens |
| Declension of stek 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | stek | steket | — | — |
| Genitive | steks | stekets | — | — |
Related terms
- pålstek
- skotstek
- söndagsstek
- steka
Etymology 2
From stekare (“member of the upper class with flashy lifestyle”).
Alternative forms
- schtek
Noun
stek n
- (slang) (expensive) hedonistic pleasures, especially those associated with the upper class
- De sitter i yachten och äter hummer och dricker dompa. Fan vad stek.
- They're in the yacht eating lobster and drinking Dom Pérignon. Damn that's "stek".
Declension
| Declension of stek | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | stek | steket | — | — |
| Genitive | steks | stekets | — | — |
Related terms
- stekig
- stekare
References
- stek in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- sekt, sket