sten

See also: Sten, stěn, and sten-

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *staɨn.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [stɛːn]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [steːn]

Noun

sten m

1. tin

References

• Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
• 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

1. (literary) groan, moan

Declension

Declension of sten (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	sten	steny
genitive	stenu	stenů
dative	stenu	stenům
accusative	sten	steny
vocative	stene	steny
locative	stenu	stenech
instrumental	stenem	steny

Further reading

• sten in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• sten in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• sten in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-. Cognate with English stone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /steːn/, [ˈsd̥eˀn]

Noun

sten c (singular definite stenen, plural indefinite sten)

1. stone

Declension

Declension of sten

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sten	stenen	sten	stenene
genitive	stens	stenens	stens	stenenes

Derived terms

• prøvesten
• rendesten
• stenaffald
• stenbelægning
• stenblandet
• stenbolværk
• stenborg
• stenboring
• stenbrokker
• stenbrolægning
• stenbrønd
• stenbunke
• stenbygget
• stenbygning
• stenbækken
• stendannelse
• stendæmning
• stenfad
• stenflække
• stenfløts
• stenforretning
• stengavl
• stenhandel
• stenhegnet
• stenhjul
• stenhule
• stenhøfde
• stenkaj
• stenklump
• stenkrukke
• stenkugle
• stenkumme
• stenkølle
• stenlag
• stenlæs
• stenmark
• stenmejslet
• stenmindedmærke
• stenmængde
• stenport
• stenpotte
• stenprydelse
• stenrør
• stensankning
• stenskorpe
• stenslib
• stensprængning
• stenstørrelse
• stenvold

 

References

• “sten” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “sten” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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

1. stone

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• stein (also Nynorsk)

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

Noun

sten m (definite singular stenen, indefinite plural stener, definite plural stenene)

1. stone

Derived terms

• edelsten

References

• “sten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun

stēn m

1. stone

Alternative forms

• stein

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: stêen
  • Dutch: steen
    • Afrikaans: steen
      • → Sotho: setene
      • → Southern Ndebele: isitina
      • → Zulu: isitini
        • Fanagalo: stin
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: ten
    • Negerhollands: 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

Ēn stēn.

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): /ˈsteːn/, [ˈstɛːn]

Noun

stēn m

1. stone

Declension

Declension of stēn (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	stēn	stēnar, stēna
genitive	stēnes	stēna
dative	stēne	stēnum, stēnem
accusative	stēn	stēnar, stēna

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: stian

  Goesharde: stiin

  Halligen: stian

  Heligoland: Stean

  Mooring: stiinj

  Sylt: Stiin

  Wiedingharde: 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 Saxon

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

1. stone, rock

   bran all samað stēn endi erða

   The rock burnt all together with the ground

   (Genesis, verse 317)

Declension

Declension of stēn (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	stēn	stēnos
accusative	stēn	stēnos
genitive	stēnes	stēnō
dative	stēne	stēnum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: stên, stein
  • Low German:
    • German Low German:

      Hamburgisch: Steen

    • Westphalian:

      Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Stëin

      Sauerländisch: Stäin, Stoin, Stǟn, Stain, Steyn

      Westmünsterländisch: Steen

  • Plautdietsch: Steen

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

stēn m

1. stone

Declension

  Declension of sten (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stēner	stēnrin	stēnar	stēnanir, stēnaner
accusative	stēn	stēnin	stēna	stēnana
dative	stēni, stēne	stēninum, stēnenom	stēnum, stēnom	stēnumin, stēnomen
genitive	stēns	stēnsins	stēna	stēnanna

Descendants

• Swedish: sten

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stem.

Noun

sten

1. 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]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

sten c

1. a rock, a stone

   Han har en liten sten

   He has a small stone

2. (uncountable) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders.

Declension

Declension of sten
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sten	stenen	stenar	stenarna
Genitive	stens	stenens	stenars	stenarnas

Related terms

• stena
• gravsten
• njursten
• gallsten

Further reading

• sten in Svensk ordbok.
• sten in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• sent, tens