Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Stään (eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald)
• Stein (Kölsch; Westerwald)

Noun

Steen m ‎(plural Steen, diminutive Steenche)

1. (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) stone

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Steinn, from steinn ‎(“stone”). Cognate with Norwegian Stein and Swedish Sten.

Proper noun

Steen

1. A male given name.
2. (rare) A surname​.

Related terms

• Sten, 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.

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German stên, from Old Saxon stēn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. More at stone.

Noun

Steen m (plural Stenen)

1. stone

Derived terms

• stenerg
• stenig

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German stein, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Cognates include German Stein, Dutch steen, Template:co, Swedish sten. The alternation between the stems Steen and 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. Schwäin), but Steen is the only one that retains distinct stems for singular and plural.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃteːn/
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Noun

Steen m ‎(plural Steng, diminutive Stengchen)

1. (uncountable, geology) stone (substance)
2. stone, pebble
3. (botany) stone

Norwegian

Proper noun

Steen

1. A surname​.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian stēn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. More at stone.

Noun

Steen m

1. stone; rock

English

Noun

steen ‎(plural steens)

1. Alternative form of stean

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Verb

steen ‎(third-person singular simple present steens, present participle steening, simple past and past participle steened)

1. Alternative form of stean
   • 1723, Richard Froſt, James Young, et al., An Account of a Well near Queenborough in Kent, John Eames, John Martyn, The Philosophical Transactions 1719—1733, Abridged, Volume 6, Part 2, Royal Society (Great Britain), page 244,

     We then meaſured the Depth of it, and found it 200 Foot, and artificially ſteened the whole Depth with circular Portland Stone, which is all entire, and ſtands fair, the mean Diameter is four Foot eight Inches; […] .

   • 1764, John Muller, A Treatise Containing the Practical Part of Fortification, 2nd Edition, page 99,

     The compaſs bricks are of a circular form, their uſe is for ſteening of walls; […] .

   • 1802, A Society of Practical Gardeners, Rural Recreations; Or The Gardener's Instructor, London, page 182,

     The sides and dome of the cone should be nine inches thick, and the sides ought to be constructed of steened brick-work, that is without mortar, and wrought at right angles to the face of the work: the vacancies behind may be filled with brick-bats, gravel, or loose stones, so that the water which escapes through the sides, may the more readily find its way into the reservoir.

   • 1849, Richard C. Neville, Remains of the Anglo-Roman Age, The Archaeological Journal, Volume 6, London, page 121,

     They^{[the wells]} were regularly steened with flint to the depth of ten feet; they measured about four feet in diameter at the mouth: no ancient objects were found in them.

Related terms

• steening (noun)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːn
• IPA^(key): /steːn/, IPA^(key): /steɪn/

Etymology

From Old Dutch *stēn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Compare West Frisian stien, German Stein, English stone, Danish sten.

Noun

steen m ‎(plural stenen, diminutive steentje n)

1. stone (small rock)
2. (uncountable) stone (hard substance)

Derived terms

Anagrams

• etsen