sten

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *staɨn.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key):
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key):

Noun

sten m

1. tin

References

• Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 173

Czech

Etymology

Deverbal from sténat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

sten m inan

1. (literary) groan, moan

Declension

Further reading

• sten in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• sten in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• sten in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-. Cognate with English stone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /steːn/,

Noun

sten c (singular definite stenen, plural indefinite sten)

1. stone

Declension

Derived terms

References

• “sten” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “sten” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon sten, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Pronunciation

• (originally) IPA^(key): /stɛːn/

Noun

sten m

1. stone

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• stein (also Nynorsk)

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

Noun

sten m (definite singular stenen, indefinite plural stener, definite plural stenene)

1. stone

Derived terms

• edelsten

References

• “sten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun

stēn m

1. stone

Alternative forms

• stein

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: stêen
  • Dutch: steen
    • Afrikaans: steen
      • → Sotho: setene
      • → Southern Ndebele: isitina
      • → Zulu: isitini
        • Fanagalo: stin
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: ten
    • Negerhollands: steen, stin, sten
      • → Virgin Islands Creole: sten (dated)
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: stene, stenna
    • → Papiamentu: stenchi (from the diminutive)
  • Limburgish: stein

Further reading

• “stēn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”). Compare Old English stān, Old Saxon stēn, Old Dutch stēn and Old High German stein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteːn/,

Noun

stēn m

1. stone

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: stian

  Goesharde: stiin

  Halligen: stian

  Heligoland: Stean

  Mooring: stiinj

  Sylt: Stiin

  Wiedingharde: stiin

• Saterland Frisian: Steen
• West Frisian: stien

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Compare Old English stān, Old High German stein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛːn/

Noun

stēn m

1. stone, rock

   bran all samað stēn endi erða

   The rock burnt all together with the ground

   (Genesis, verse 317)

Declension

Descendants

• Middle Low German: stên, stein
  • Low German:
    • German Low German:

      Hamburgisch: Steen

    • Westphalian:

      Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Stëin

      Sauerländisch: Stäin, Stoin, Stǟn, Stain, Steyn

      Westmünsterländisch: Steen

  • Plautdietsch: Steen

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun

stēn m

1. stone

Declension

nom_sg=stēn

Descendants

• Swedish: sten

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stem.

Noun

sten

1. voice

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /steːn/,

• audio

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Noun

sten c

1. a rock, a stone

   Han har en liten sten

   He has a small stone

2. (uncountable) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders.

Declension

Related terms

• stena
• gravsten
• njursten
• gallsten

Further reading

• sten in Svensk ordbok.
• sten in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• sent, tens