esztena

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Romanian stână (“a summertime settlement of shepherds, sheepfold”). First attested in 1583. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛstɛnɒ] Hyphenation: esz‧te‧na Rhymes: -nɒ === Noun === esztena (plural esztenák) (dialectal, Transylvania) a summertime settlement of shepherds, a temporary accommodation surrounded by pasture, established for the grazing and milking of sheep of a flock (consisting of sheep from several owners), and for the storage, distribution, or sale of dairy products hut (of a shepherd) sheepfold (a portable sheep pen with a fence that can be dismantled and reassembled) ==== Declension ==== See other forms at E‑Szókincs === References === === Further reading === esztena in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. esztena in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).