steken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteːkə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ste‧ken
  • Rhymes: -eːkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stēken, from Old Dutch *stecan, from Proto-West Germanic *stekan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, originally a class 1 strong verb.

Verb

steken

  1. (transitive) to prick, sting
  2. (intransitive) to sting, hurt
  3. (transitive) to stab, thrust (with a sharp instrument such as a dagger)
  4. (transitive) to insert, put in
    Ik hoorde hoe een sleutel in het slot werd gestoken.
    I heard a key being inserted into the keyhole.
Inflection
Inflection of steken (strong class 4)
infinitive steken
past singular stak
past participle gestoken
infinitive steken
gerund steken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular steek stak
2nd person sing. (jij) steekt stak
2nd person sing. (u) steekt stak
2nd person sing. (gij) steekt staakt
3rd person singular steekt stak
plural steken staken
subjunctive sing.1 steke stake
subjunctive plur.1 steken staken
imperative sing. steek
imperative plur.1 steekt
participles stekend gestoken
1) Archaic.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: steek
  • Negerhollands: steek, stik, stek
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: stokwe
  • → Papiamentu: staka

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

steken

  1. plural of steek

Anagrams

Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon stekan, from Proto-West Germanic *stekan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną.

Verb

steken (past steek or stook, past participle steken or staken, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive) to stick (someone or something); to poke
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to sting; to bite; to prick
  3. (transitive) to stab
  4. (transitive) to cut; to chop
  5. (transitive, of the sun) to burn
  6. (transitive, card games) to take; to trump; to capture

Conjugation

Conjugation of steken (regular past forms)
infinitive steken
indicative present preterite
1st person singular steek steek
2nd person singular sticks(t) steeks(t)
3rd person singular stick(t) steek
plural steekt, steeken steken
imperative present —
singular steek
plural steekt
participle present past
steken (e)steken, gesteken
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
Conjugation of steken (irregular past forms)
infinitive steken
indicative present preterite
1st person singular steek stook
2nd person singular sticks(t) stooks(t)
3rd person singular stick(t) stook
plural steekt, steeken stoken
imperative present —
singular steek
plural steekt
participle present past
steken (e)staken, gestaken
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *stecan, from Proto-West Germanic *stekan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, originally a class 1 strong verb.

Verb

stēken

  1. to prick, sting
  2. to stab, thrust (with a sharp instrument such as a dagger)
  3. to stick, to push (into something)
  4. to drive off, to chase away
  5. to light (fire)
  6. to place, to position, to bring

Inflection

Strong class 4
Infinitive stēken
3rd sg. past stac
3rd pl. past stâken
Past participle gestōken
Infinitive stēken
In genitive stēkens
In dative stēkene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular stēke stac
2nd singular stēecs, stēkes stâecs, stâkes
3rd singular stēect, stēket stac
1st plural stēken stâken
2nd plural stēect, stēket stâect, stâket
3rd plural stēken stâken
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular stēke stâke
2nd singular stēecs, stēkes stâkes
3rd singular stēke stâke
1st plural stēken stâken
2nd plural stēect, stēket stâket
3rd plural stēken stâken
Imperative Present
Singular stec, stēec, stēke
Plural stēect, stēket
Present Past
Participle stēkende gestōken

Descendants

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

steken

  1. definite singular of stek c (“steak”)
  2. definite plural of stek n (“knot”)

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