steun

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /støːn/
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  • Hyphenation: steun
  • Rhymes: -øːn

Etymology 1

From steunen.

Noun

steun m (plural steunen, diminutive steuntje n)

  1. support
  2. (military) backup
  3. (Netherlands, informal) dole, unemployment benefit
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

steun

  1. inflection of steunen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative