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stien

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Danish

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Noun

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stien c

  1. definite singular of sti

Elfdalian

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Etymology

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From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

Noun

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stien m

  1. stone

Inflection

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Declension of stien
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stie(n) stien stiener stienär
accusative stie(n) stien stiena stieną
dative stiene stienem stienum stienum(e)
genitive

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English stīgan, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstiːən/, /ˈstɛi̯ən/

Verb

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stien

  1. To travel vertically; to ascend or descend:
    1. To drop or tumble downwards; to descend not of one's volition.
    2. To rise or move upwards; to move into the sky:
      1. (figurative) To aim to increase one's knowledge or virtue.
      2. (figurative) To increase one's position in society.
      3. (figurative) To intensify, strengthen, or to be magnified.
      4. (figurative, rare) To become apparent mentally; to realise.
      5. (rare) To revolt; be angry, protest.
      6. (rare) To get up; to rise from a seat or bed.
    3. To move up a vertical surface; to scale.
    4. To begin to ride; to ascend on to.
    5. (religion) To enter heaven by ascension.
  2. To go or travel towards; to journey or venture.
  3. (rare) To arrive; to make an entrance into.
  4. (rare) To exist or reach upwards.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of stien (strong class 1 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) stien, stie
present tense past tense
1st-person singular stie stie, stied
2nd-person singular stiest stie, stiedest
3rd-person singular stieth stie, stied
subjunctive singular stie stie1, stied1
imperative singular
plural2 stien, stie stien, stie, stieden, stiede
imperative plural stieth, stie
participles stiynge, stiende stien, stie, stied, ystien, ystie

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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Descendants

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  • English: sty (obsolete)

References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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stien m

  1. definite singular of sti

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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stien m

  1. definite singular of sti

Slovak

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Noun

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stien

  1. genitive plural of stena

West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian stēn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Steen, German Stein, English stone, Swedish sten.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stien c (plural stiennen, diminutive stientsje)

  1. stone

Derived terms

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Further reading

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