steunen

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstøː.nə(n)/ 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 (transitive) to support, keep up, back up, assist (intransitive) to rest, be based or founded on (intransitive) to moan, groan ===== Conjugation ===== ===== 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 plural of steun