sten

See also: Sten

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

Noun

sten c (singular definite stenen, plural indefinite sten)

1. stone

Declension

Declension of sten

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sten	stenen	sten	stenene
genitive	stens	stenens	stens	stenenes

References

• “sten” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Middle Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛːn/

Etymology

From Old Saxon sten, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun

sten m

1. stone

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• stein (also Nynorsk)

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

Noun

sten m (definite singular stenen, indefinite plural stener, definite plural stenene)

1. stone

Derived terms

• edelsten

References

• “sten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun

stēn m

1. stone

Alternative forms

• stein

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: stêen
  • Dutch: steen
    • Afrikaans: steen
      • → Sotho: setene
      • → Southern Ndebele: isitina
      • → Zulu: isitini
        • Fanagalo: stin
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: ten
    • Negerhollands: steen, stin, sten
      • → Virgin Islands Creole: sten (dated)
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: stene, stenna
    • → Papiamentu: stenchi (from the diminutive)
  • Limburgish: stein

Further reading

• “stēn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Compare Old English stān, Old High German stein.

Noun

stēn m

1. stone

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: stian

• Saterland Frisian: Steen
• West Frisian: stien

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Compare Old English stān, Old High German stein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛːn/

Noun

stēn m

1. stone, rock
   • bran all samað stēn endi erða

     The rock burnt all together with the ground

     (Genesis, verse 317)

Declension

Declension of stēn (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	stēn	stēnos
accusative	stēn	stēnos
genitive	stēnes	stēnō
dative	stēne	stēnum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: stên, stein
  • Low German:
    • German Low German:

      Hamburgisch: Steen

    • Westphalian:

      Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Stëin

      Sauerländisch: Stäin, Stoin, Stǟn, Stain, Steyn

      Westmünsterländisch: Steen

  • Plautdietsch: Steen

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun

stēn m

1. stone

Declension

  Declension of sten (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stēner	stēnrin	stēnar	stēnanir, stēnaner
accusative	stēn	stēnin	stēna	stēnana
dative	stēni, stēne	stēninum, stēnenom	stēnum, stēnom	stēnumin, stēnomen
genitive	stēns	stēnsins	stēna	stēnanna

Descendants

• Swedish: sten

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stem.

Noun

sten

1. voice

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

sten c

1. stone
2. (uncountable) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders.
3. A small piece of stone.

   Han har en liten sten.

   He has a small stone.

Declension

Declension of sten
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sten	stenen	stenar	stenarna
Genitive	stens	stenens	stenars	stenarnas

Related terms

• stena
• gravsten
• njursten
• gallsten

Anagrams

• sent, tens