Steen

steen English Etymology 1 As a general en gem Steen surname, from en nl Steen, en vls van nl der nl steen, en da Steen, en sv Steen, en no Steen. en Stone Stein. Compare en Staines. As a Scottish surname, shortened from en Stephen. As an en ga - and en gd - surname, shortened from ga mac ga Stiamhna son of Stephen, usually Anglicized as en McStephen, en McStein. Proper noun s en Germanic Stone, equivalent of en Peter or en Peters (Petros - stone, rock) en Sten Derived terms en Steenson Steen's Bridge Translations Danish: da Steen Dutch: nl Steen Norwegian: no Steen Swedish: sv Steen Etymology 2 Early en af -, elliptically from af steendruiven stone grapes, from af steen stone + af druiven grapes, plural of nl druif. Noun ~ en South Africa Chenin blanc, a variety of white wine. Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Stään eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald gmw-cfr Stein Kölsch; Westerwald Etymology From gmw-cfr goh stein. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ʃteːn/ Noun gmw-cfr noun m plural Steen diminutive Steenche gmw-cfr Ripuarian western _ Moselle Franconian stone Danish Etymology From da non Steinn, from non steinn stone. Cognate with no Stein and sv Sten. Proper noun da proper noun da male da rare da Related terms da Sten, da Torsten References Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 26 205 males with the given name Steen and 1698 persons with the surname Steen have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. Dutch Etymology From nl steen. Pronunciation nl /steːn/ nl Steen nl eːn Proper noun nl proper noun nl Hunsrik hrx 2012 October 20 Alternative forms hrx xtayn Wiesemann Etymology From hrx gmw-cfr Stein, from hrx gmh stein, from hrx goh stein, from hrx gmw-pro *stain, from hrx gem-pro *stainaz, from hrx ine-pro *steyh₂- something hard.156 2 Pronunciation Noun m Steen Steenche stone hrx Das is hart wie en Steen. This is hard as a stone. hrx board games stone playing piece made of any hard material Related terms hrx Steenboddem steenich Backsteen Gallesteen Nieresteen Sandsteen Schleifsteen References Low German Alternative forms nds Sten Stein Etymology nds stone From nds gml stên, from nds osx stēn, from nds gmw-pro *stain, from nds gem-pro *stainaz. More at en stone. Pronunciation nds /steːn/ /ʃtɛɪ̯n/ Noun m Stenen nds GLG stone Derived terms nds stenerg nds stenig Luxembourgish Alternative forms lb Stee Eifel rule Etymology From lb gmh - and lb goh stein, from lb gmw-pro *stain, from lb gem-pro *stainaz. Cognates include de Stein, nl steen, en stone, sv sten. The alternation between the stems lb Steen and lb Steng is due to the Luxembourgish velarisation of -n- that took place only in open syllables. (The plural used to have the ending -e, as it still does in German.) Similar alternations are found in some other nouns (e.g. lb Latäin, Schwäin, Wäin), but lb Steen is the only one that retains distinct stems for singular and plural. Pronunciation lb /ʃteːn/ lb eːn 1 Noun m Steng Steenchen Stengchen lb uncountable geology stone (substance, material) stone (piece of rock), pebble (precious) stone, gemstone lb botany stone (of fruit) lb medicine gallstone, kidney stone Norwegian Proper noun no Plautdietsch Etymology From pdt gml stên, from pdt osx stēn, from pdt gmw-pro *stain, from pdt gem-pro *stainaz. Compare nds Steen, de Stein, nl steen, en stone. Noun m Steena stone, rock Hyponyms pdt Akjsteen Aundenkjsteen Busteen Doopsteen Fiasteen Graufsteen Gruntsteen Jrenssteen Kaulkjsteen Kjätelsteen Koopseen Marmelsteen Molsteen Rauntsteen Saundsteen Schliepsteen Steenkje Strikjsteen Utfoasteen Watsteen Derived terms pdt Hoagelsteen Kjoaschensteen Moakjsteen Plumensteen Schorsteen Soltsteen Steenagruft Steenaheel Steenahupen Steenakjrauns Steenaklompen Steenakrauns Steenbilt Steenbock Steenboddem Steeneelj steenfaust Steengoaden Steenhaka steenhoat Steenjefäss steenjen steenkolt Steenkruck Steenmia Steenmol Steenoabeida steenolt Steenplosta Steenplot Steenretz steenrich Steenschnieda Steenschriewa STeentopp Steenwaunt Steenwoa Tofelsteen vesteenren pdt Natural materials Saterland Frisian thumb|Stene. Etymology stq gem-pro ine-pro 1 From stq ofs stēn, from stq gmw-pro *stain. Cognates include fy stien, en stone, sv sten, and de Stein. Pronunciation stq /steːn/ stq Steen stq eːn 1 Noun m Stene stone, rock Derived terms stq Wätsteen References stq Geology