stielen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

stielen

  1. plural of stiel

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German stelen, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną. Cognate with German stehlen, Dutch stelen, English steal. Locally the expected second- and third-person singular forms du stils, hie stilt are still heard, which were levelled out in general Luxembourgish (due to their minimal phonetic differentiation).

Pronunciation

Verb

stielen (third-person singular present stielt, past participle gestuel, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to steal
    Synonym: (more common) klauen

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive stielen
participle gestuel
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular stielen
2nd singular stiels stiel
3rd singular stielt
1st plural stielen
2nd plural stielt stielt
3rd plural stielen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stahlīn, equivalent to stīele +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stīelen

  1. made of steel

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: stelen