stenig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stenig, from Old Dutch *stēnag, *steinag, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz, equivalent to steen +‎ -ig. More at stony.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

stenig (comparative steniger, superlative stenigst)

1. stony, stonelike

Declension

Declension of stenig
uninflected	stenig
inflected	stenige
comparative	steniger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		stenig	steniger	het stenigst het stenigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	stenige	stenigere	stenigste
	n. sing.	stenig	steniger	stenigste
	plural	stenige	stenigere	stenigste
definite		stenige	stenigere	stenigste
partitive		stenigs	stenigers	—

Descendants

• Negerhollands: steenig

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German stênich, from Old Saxon *stēnag, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz. More at stony.

Adjective

stenig

1. stony; rocky

Synonyms

• stenerg

Swedish

Etymology

From sten +‎ -ig.

Adjective

stenig (comparative stenigare, superlative stenigast)

1. rocky, stony

   en sjö med stenig botten

   a lake with a rocky bottom

Declension

Inflection of stenig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	stenig	stenigare	stenigast
neuter singular	stenigt	stenigare	stenigast
plural	steniga	stenigare	stenigast
masculine plural2	stenige	stenigare	stenigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	stenige	stenigare	stenigaste
all	steniga	stenigare	stenigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• sten

References

• stenig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stenig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• stigen