stien

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Danish

Noun

stien c

  1. definite singular of sti

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

Noun

stien m

  1. stone

Inflection

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Declension of stien
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stie(n) stien stiener stienär
accusative stie(n) stien stiena stieną
dative stiene stienem stienum stienum(e)
genitive — — — —

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English stīgan, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiːən/, /ˈstɛi̯ən/

Verb

stien

  1. To travel vertically; to ascend or descend:
    1. To drop or tumble downwards; to descend not of one's volition.
    2. To rise or move upwards; to move into the sky:
      1. (figurative) To aim to increase one's knowledge or virtue.
      2. (figurative) To increase one's position in society.
      3. (figurative) To intensify, strengthen, or to be magnified.
      4. (figurative, rare) To become apparent mentally; to realise.
      5. (rare) To revolt; be angry, protest.
      6. (rare) To get up; to rise from a seat or bed.
    3. To move up a vertical surface; to scale.
    4. To begin to ride; to ascend on to.
    5. (religion) To enter heaven by ascension.
  2. To go or travel towards; to journey or venture.
  3. (rare) To arrive; to make an entrance into.
  4. (rare) To exist or reach upwards.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stien (strong class 1 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) stien, stie
present tense past tense
1st-person singular stie stie, stied
2nd-person singular stiest stie, stiedest
3rd-person singular stieth stie, stied
subjunctive singular stie stie1, stied1
imperative singular —
plural2 stien, stie stien, stie, stieden, stiede
imperative plural stieth, stie —
participles stiynge, stiende stien, stie, stied, ystien, ystie

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: sty (obsolete)

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

stien m

  1. definite singular of sti

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

stien m

  1. definite singular of sti

Slovak

Noun

stien

  1. genitive plural of stena

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian stēn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Steen, German Stein, English stone, Swedish sten.

Pronunciation

Noun

stien c (plural stiennen, diminutive stientsje)

  1. stone

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “stien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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