stean

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Etymology 1

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

stean (plural steans)

1. A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.
2. A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.
3. (UK, dialectal) A stone.
4. (UK, dialectal) A large box of stones used for pressing cheese; a cheese-press.

Derived terms

• stean-pot

Descendants

• → Welsh: ystên

Etymology 2

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”).

Alternative forms

• steen
• steyn

Verb

stean (third-person singular simple present steans, present participle steaning, simple past and past participle steaned)

1. To pelt with stones; throw stones at; stone.
2. To fit with stones; mend, line, pave, etc. with stones.

   to stean a well

Noun

stean (plural steans)

1. A stone.

Anagrams

• Antes, Teans, Tenas, antes, etnas, nates, neats, netas, senat, stane

Cimbrian

Etymology

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

stean (strong, auxiliary håm or soin) (Luserna)

1. to stand
2. to stay

   Haüt steade da huam obrómm z izzta a schaüla bèttar.

   Today I stayed at home because of the bad weather.

3. to be (a condition)

   Bia steatar? ― How are you?

4. to live (reside somewhere)

   Bo steatar? ― Where do you live?

References

• 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

Noun

stean n (plural steane)

1. Alternative form of stană

Declension

Declension of stean

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) stean	steanul	(niște) steane	steanele
genitive/dative	(unui) stean	steanului	(unor) steane	steanelor
vocative	steanule		steanelor

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɪə̯n/

Verb

stean

1. to stand

Inflection

Irregular
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

• “stean”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011