stenen
See also: Stenen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːnən
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *stēnin, from Proto-Germanic *stainīnaz, equivalent to steen + -en.
Adjective
stenen (not comparable)
- stonen, made of stone
Inflection
| Inflection of stenen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | stenen | |||
| inflected | stenen | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | ||||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | stenen | ||
| n. sing. | stenen | |||
| plural | stenen | |||
| definite | stenen | |||
| partitive | ||||
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
stenen
- Plural form of steen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *stenan, from Proto-Germanic *stenaną.
Verb
stēnen
- to sigh, to groan
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “stenen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “stenen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Alternative forms
- stænen, stænene, stenene
Etymology
Inherited from Old English stǣnen, from Proto-West Germanic *stainīn, from Proto-Germanic *stainīnaz. Equivalent to ston + -en (made of); compare stonen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛːnən/
Adjective
stenen
- Composed or built of stone.
- Synonym: stonen
See also
- rochen
References
- “stēnen(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.
Swedish
Noun
stenen
- definite singular of sten.
Anagrams
- tenens