steinen

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German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German steinīn, frmo Old High German steinīn, from Proto-West Germanic *stainīn. By surface analysis, Stein +‎ -en.

Adjective

steinen (strong nominative masculine singular steinener, not comparable)

  1. (archaic, relational) stone (made of stone)
    Synonym: steinern (the normal word)
Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

steinen (weak, third-person singular present steint, past tense steinte, past participle gesteint, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic, transitive) to mark (a boundary) with boundary stones
  2. (archaic, transitive) to stone (to strike/kill with stones)
    Synonym: steinigen (the normal word)
Conjugation

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

steinen m

  1. definite singular of stein

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

steinen m

  1. definite singular of stein