stenig

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stenig, from Old Dutch *stēnag, *steinag, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz, equivalent to steen +‎ -ig. More at stony.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

stenig (comparative steniger, superlative stenigst)

  1. stony, stonelike

Inflection

Inflection of stenig
uninflected stenig
inflected stenige
comparative steniger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial stenig steniger het stenigst
het stenigste
indefinite m./f. sing. stenige stenigere stenigste
n. sing. stenig steniger stenigste
plural stenige stenigere stenigste
definite stenige stenigere stenigste
partitive stenigs stenigers —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: steenig

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German stênich, from Old Saxon *stēnag, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz. More at stony.

Adjective

stenig

  1. stony; rocky

Synonyms

Swedish

Etymology

From sten +‎ -ig.

Adjective

stenig (comparative stenigare, superlative stenigast)

  1. rocky, stony
    en sjö med stenig botten
    a lake with a rocky bottom

Declension

Inflection of stenig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular stenig stenigare stenigast
Neuter singular stenigt stenigare stenigast
Plural steniga stenigare stenigast
Masculine plural3 stenige stenigare stenigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 stenige stenigare stenigaste
All steniga stenigare stenigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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