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, from Proto-Germanic *stainijǭ (“stonen vessel, crucible”). 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.

Derived terms

• stean-pot

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 wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Northern Middle English stan, stane (“stone”); thus a dialectal form of stone.

Noun

stean (plural steans)

1. (UK, dialectal) A stone.
2. (UK, dialectal) A large box of stones used for pressing cheese; a cheese-press.

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

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• stian (Föhr-Amrum)
• stiin (Goesharde, Wiedingharde)
• stiinj (Mooring)
• Stiin (Sylt)

Etymology

From Old Frisian stēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”), from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”).

Noun

stean

1. (Heligoland) stone

Romanian

Noun

stean n (plural steane)

1. alternative form of stană

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	stean	steanul		steane	steanele
genitive-dative	stean	steanului		steane	steanelor
vocative	steanule			steanelor

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian stān, from Proto-West Germanic *stān.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɪə̯n/

Verb

stean

1. to stand

Inflection

Irregular
infinitive	stean
3rd singular past	stie, stoe, styng
past participle	stien, ston, stiend
infinitive	stean
long infinitive	stean
gerund	stean n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	stean, ston	stie, ston, stoe, styng
2nd singular	stiest, stost	stiest, styngst, stoest
clitic form	stiesto, stosto	stiesto, styngsto, stoesto
3rd singular	stiet, stot, ston	stie, stoe, styng
plural	steane, stonne	stiene, stienen, styngen, stoene, stoenen, styngene
imperative	stean
participles	steand, steande	stien, ston, stiend

Further reading

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