stean
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English stene (“waterpot”), from Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a stean, a pot of stone or earth”) and Old English stǣne (“pitcher, jug”), from Proto-West Germanic *stainijā (“stone vessel”). Cognate with Old High German steinna (“pot, saucepan”). Doublet of stein.
Noun[edit]
stean (plural steans)
- A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.
- A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.
- (UK, dialectal) A stone.
- (UK, dialectal) A large box of stones used for pressing cheese; a cheese-press.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Welsh: ystên
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English stenen, from Old English stǣnan (“to stone, cast stones at; adorn with precious stones”), from Proto-West Germanic *stainijan, from Proto-Germanic *stainijaną (“to adorn with stones”), *stainōną (“to throw stones at”). Cognate with Old High German steinen (“to adorn with stones”), Old High German steinōn (“to throw stones”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (stainjan, “to throw stones at”).
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Verb[edit]
stean (third-person singular simple present steans, present participle steaning, simple past and past participle steaned)
- To pelt with stones; throw stones at; stone.
- To fit with stones; mend, line, pave, etc. with stones.
- to stean a well
Noun[edit]
stean (plural steans)
- A stone.
Anagrams[edit]
Cimbrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German stēn, stān, from Old High German stēn, stān, from Proto-West Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną (“to stand”). Cognate with German stehen. Some senses probably semantic loans from Italian stare.
Verb[edit]
stean (strong, auxiliary håm or soin) (Luserna)
- to stand
- to stay
- Haüt steade da huam obrómm z izzta a schaüla bèttar.
- Today I stayed at home because of the bad weather.
- to be (a condition)
- Bia steatar? ― How are you?
- to live (reside somewhere)
- Bo steatar? ― Where do you live?
References[edit]
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Romanian[edit]
Noun[edit]
stean n (plural steane)
- Alternative form of stană
Declension[edit]
West Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Frisian stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
stean
- to stand
Inflection[edit]
Irregular | ||||
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infinitive | stean | |||
3rd singular past | stie | |||
past participle | stien | |||
infinitive | stean | |||
long infinitive | stean | |||
gerund | stean n | |||
auxiliary | hawwe | |||
indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
1st singular | stean | stie | ||
2nd singular | stiest | stiest | ||
3rd singular | stiet | stie | ||
plural | steane | stiene | ||
imperative | stean | |||
participles | steand, steande | stien |
- Variant past plural: stienen
Further reading[edit]
- “stean”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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