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Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
steng m (plural stengen, diminutive stengetje n)
- obsolete form of stang
- (nautical) topmast
Descendants
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English stenġ, from Proto-West Germanic *stangi, variant of *stangu, from Proto-Germanic *stangō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛnɡ/, /ˈsteːnɡ/, /ˈstɛnd͡ʒ/, /ˈsteːnd͡ʒ/
Noun
steng (plural stenges)
- (rare) A pole; a wooden bar.
References
Etymology 2
Noun
steng
- (Kent) alternative form of styng
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
steng
- imperative of stenge
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
steng
- imperative of stengja
- (dialectal, apocope) alternative form of stengja
Old English
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *stangi, variant of *stangu, from Proto-Germanic *stangō.
Pronunciation
Noun
stenġ m
- pole
Declension
Strong i-stem:
Descendants