sten
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== English ==
=== Noun ===
sten (plural stens)
Alternative letter-case form of Sten
=== See also ===
sten do (etymologically unrelated)
== Ahtna ==
=== Etymology ===
s- + d- (classifier) + ten (conclusive stem of the root ten (“to freeze”)).
=== Verb ===
sten
it froze
it is frozen
he/she froze to death
==== See also ====
testen
=== References ===
Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 332
== Cornish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [stɛːn]
(Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [steːn]
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Middle Cornish stean, from Proto-Brythonic *staɨn, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom. Cognate with Breton staen, Irish stán, Manx stainney, Scottish Gaelic staoin, and Welsh ystaen.
==== Noun ====
sten m (uncountable)
tin
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly from Etymology 1.”)
==== Noun ====
sten m (plural stenys)
milking pail
Synonym: kelorn-godra
=== References ===
“sten” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 173
== Czech ==
=== Etymology ===
Deverbal from sténat.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈstɛn]
=== Noun ===
sten m inan
(literary) groan, moan
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“sten”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“sten”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“sten”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
== Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-. Cognate with Ancient Greek στία (stía).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /steːn/, [ˈsd̥eˀn]
=== Noun ===
sten c (singular definite stenen, plural indefinite sten)
stone
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
“sten” in Den Danske Ordbog
“sten” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
== Middle High German ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠teːn/
=== Verb ===
stēn
alternative form of stān
== Middle Low German ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Saxon sten, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.
=== Pronunciation ===
(originally) IPA(key): /stɛːn/
=== Noun ===
sten m
stone
== Norwegian Bokmål ==
=== Etymology ===
See the main entry.
=== Noun ===
sten m (definite singular stenen, indefinite plural stener, definite plural stenene)
alternative form of stein (“stone”), officially recognized in the following senses:
(jewelry) gem, gemstone
(botany) stone, pit of a stonefruit
(medicine) stone, hardened tissue (as in kidney stone etc.)
(informal) testicle, ball
(Riksmål, otherwise nonstandard) in other senses of the above noun
==== Derived terms ====
edelsten
stenfrukt
gallesten, nyresten, tannsten
=== References ===
“sten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
== Old Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.
=== Noun ===
stēn m
stone
==== Declension ====
==== Alternative forms ====
stein
==== Descendants ====
Middle Dutch: stêenDutch: steenAfrikaans: steen→ Sotho: setene→ Southern Ndebele: isitina→ Zulu: isitiniFanagalo: stinBerbice Creole Dutch: tenNegerhollands: steen, stin, sten→ Virgin Islands Creole: sten (dated)Skepi Creole Dutch: stene, stenna→ Papiamentu: stenchi (from the diminutive)Limburgish: stein
==== Further reading ====
“stēn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
== Old Frisian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”). Compare Old English stān, Old Saxon stēn, Old Dutch stēn and Old High German stein.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /stɛːn/
=== Noun ===
stēn m
stone
==== Declension ====
==== Descendants ====
North Frisian:
Föhr-Amrum: stian
Goesharde, Wiedingharde: stiin
Halligen: stian
Heligoland: stean
Mooring: stiinj
Sylt: Stiin
Saterland Frisian: Steen
West Frisian: stien
==== References ====
Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
== Old High German ==
=== Etymology ===
The development of the form stēn is analogous to that of gēn (“to go”). See there for further information.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /s̠teːn/
=== Verb ===
stēn
alternative form of stān (“to stand”)
==== Descendants ====
Middle High German: stēn
German: stehen, stehn
== Old Saxon ==
=== Alternative forms ===
stein
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Compare Old English stān, Old High German stein.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /stɛːn/
=== Noun ===
stēn m
stone, rock
(Genesis, verse 317)
==== Declension ====
==== Descendants ====
Middle Low German: stên, stein
Low German: Stein
German Low German: Steen, Stein, Sten
Hamburgisch: Steen
Westphalian:
Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Stëin
Lippisch: Steun
Sauerländisch: Stäin, Stoin, Stǟn, Stain, Steyn
Westmünsterländisch: Steen
Plautdietsch: Steen
== Old Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.
=== Noun ===
stēn m
stone
==== Declension ====
==== Descendants ====
Swedish: sten
== Sranan Tongo ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Dutch stem.
=== Noun ===
sten
voice
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /steːn/, [steꜜɜn]
=== Noun ===
sten c
(sometimes collectively) a stone; a rock
a pebble
Synonyms: småsten, (piece of gravel) gruskorn
a boulder
Synonyms: stenblock, stenbumling, (glacial erratic) flyttblock
(uncountable) stone; rock
Synonyms: (rock (bedrock)) berg, (bedrock) berggrund
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
bautasten
gallsten
gravsten
klappersten
njursten
rullsten
småsten
stena
stenbumling
stenblock
ädelsten
==== See also ====
berg
berggrund
grus
klapperstensfält
klippa
kobbe
sandkorn
singel
skär
=== References ===
“sten”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“sten”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“sten”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
=== Anagrams ===
sent, tens