steinen

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See also: Steinen

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Old High German steinīn, from Proto-Germanic *stainīnaz. By surface analysis, Stein +‎ -en.

Adjective[edit]

steinen (strong nominative masculine singular steinener, not comparable)

  1. (archaic, relational) stone (made of stone)
    Synonym: steinern (the normal word)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

steinen (weak, third-person singular present steint, past tense steinte, past participle gesteint, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic, transitive) to mark (a boundary) with boundary stones
  2. (archaic, transitive) to stone (to strike/kill with stones)
    Synonym: steinigen (the normal word)
Conjugation[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

steinen m

  1. definite singular of stein

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

steinen m

  1. definite singular of stein