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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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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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Conjugation of steken (regular past forms)
infinitive steken
present preterite
1st person singular steek steek
2nd person singular sticks(t) steeks(t)
3rd person singular stick(t) steek
plural steekt, steeken steken
imperative
singular steek
plural steekt
present past
participle steken (e)steken, gesteken

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Conjugation of steken (irregular past forms)
infinitive steken
present preterite
1st person singular steek stook
2nd person singular sticks(t) stooks(t)
3rd person singular stick(t) stook
plural steekt, steeken stoken
imperative
singular steek
plural steekt
present past
participle steken (e)staken, gestaken

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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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Conjugation of stēken (strong class 4)
infinitive base form stēken
genitive stēkens
dative stēkene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular stēke stac stēke stâke
2nd person singular stēecs, stēkes stâecs, stâkes stēecs, stēkes stâkes
3rd person singular stēect, stēket stac stēke stâke
1st person plural stēken stâken stēken stâken
2nd person plural stēect, stēket stâect, stâket stēect, stēket stâket
3rd person plural stēken stâken stēken stâken
imperative
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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