steken

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsteːkə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ste‧ken
  • Rhymes: -eːkən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch stēken, from Old Dutch *stecan, from Proto-West Germanic *stekan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, originally a class 1 strong verb.

Verb

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steken

  1. (transitive) to prick, sting
  2. (intransitive) to sting, hurt
  3. (transitive) to stab, thrust (with a sharp instrument such as a dagger)
  4. (transitive) to insert, put in
    Ik hoorde hoe een sleutel in het slot werd gestoken.
    I heard a key being inserted into the keyhole.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of steken (strong class 4)
infinitive steken
past singular stak
past participle gestoken
infinitive steken
gerund steken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular steek stak
2nd person sing. (jij) steekt, steek2 stak
2nd person sing. (u) steekt stak
2nd person sing. (gij) steekt staakt
3rd person singular steekt stak
plural steken staken
subjunctive sing.1 steke stake
subjunctive plur.1 steken staken
imperative sing. steek
imperative plur.1 steekt
participles stekend gestoken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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nouns
verbs
Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: steek
  • Negerhollands: steek, stik, stek
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: stokwe
  • Papiamentu: staka

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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steken

  1. plural of steek

Anagrams

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Low German

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon stekan, from Proto-West Germanic *stekan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną.

Verb

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steken (past steek or stook, past participle steken or staken, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive) to stick (someone or something); to poke
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to sting; to bite; to prick
  3. (transitive) to stab
  4. (transitive) to cut; to chop
  5. (transitive, of the sun) to burn
  6. (transitive, card games) to take; to trump; to capture

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *stecan, from Proto-West Germanic *stekan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, originally a class 1 strong verb.

Verb

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stēken

  1. to prick, sting
  2. to stab, thrust (with a sharp instrument such as a dagger)
  3. to stick, to push (into something)
  4. to drive off, to chase away
  5. to light (fire)
  6. to place, to position, to bring

Inflection

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Strong class 4
Infinitive stēken
3rd sg. past stac
3rd pl. past stâken
Past participle gestōken
Infinitive stēken
In genitive stēkens
In dative stēkene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular stēke stac
2nd singular stēecs, stēkes stâecs, stâkes
3rd singular stēect, stēket stac
1st plural stēken stâken
2nd plural stēect, stēket stâect, stâket
3rd plural stēken stâken
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular stēke stâke
2nd singular stēecs, stēkes stâkes
3rd singular stēke stâke
1st plural stēken stâken
2nd plural stēect, stēket stâket
3rd plural stēken stâken
Imperative Present
Singular stec, stēec, stēke
Plural stēect, stēket
Present Past
Participle stēkende gestōken

Descendants

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Further reading

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Swedish

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Noun

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steken

  1. definite singular of stek c (steak)
  2. definite plural of stek n (knot)

Anagrams

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