steunen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstøː.nə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -øːnən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stōnen, from Old Dutch *stonōn, *stunōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stunōn (“to sound, crash, bang, strike, knock”), from Proto-Germanic *stunōną (“to make a loud sound, thunder, crash, rumble, groan”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (“to thunder”).

Verb

steunen

  1. (transitive) to support, keep up, back up, assist
  2. (intransitive) to rest, be based or founded on
  3. (intransitive) to moan, groan
Conjugation
Conjugation of steunen (weak)
infinitive steunen
past singular steunde
past participle gesteund
infinitive steunen
gerund steunen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular steun steunde
2nd person sing. (jij) steunt, steun2 steunde
2nd person sing. (u) steunt steunde
2nd person sing. (gij) steunt steunde
3rd person singular steunt steunde
plural steunen steunden
subjunctive sing.1 steune steunde
subjunctive plur.1 steunen steunden
imperative sing. steun
imperative plur.1 steunt
participles steunend gesteund
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: steun
  • Negerhollands: staen
  • → Caribbean Javanese: setén, nyetén
  • → Papiamentu: sten, stèns, steun, steen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

steunen

  1. plural of steun
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