stalen
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch stalen, stalin, stalijn, from Old Dutch *stālīn, from Proto-West Germanic *stahlīn, equivalent to staal + -en (“suffix forming adjectives relating to substances”). Cognate with English steelen.
Adjective
[edit]stalen (not comparable)
- steel, made of steel
- stalen zenuwen ― nerves of steel
- een stalen gewelf ― a steel vault
- een stalen schip ― a steel ship
Declension
[edit]Declension of stalen | ||||
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uninflected | stalen | |||
inflected | stalen | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | — | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | stalen | ||
n. sing. | stalen | |||
plural | stalen | |||
definite | stalen | |||
partitive | — |
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From staal (“steel”) + -en (“suffix forming verbs from nouns”).
Verb
[edit]stalen
- (transitive) To toughen, harden; to steel.
- de gestaalde kaders van de communistische partij ― the steeled cadres of the communist party
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of stalen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | stalen | |||
past singular | staalde | |||
past participle | gestaald | |||
infinitive | stalen | |||
gerund | stalen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | staal | staalde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | staalt, staal2 | staalde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | staalt | staalde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | staalt | staalde | ||
3rd person singular | staalt | staalde | ||
plural | stalen | staalden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | stale | staalde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | stalen | staalden | ||
imperative sing. | staal | |||
imperative plur.1 | staalt | |||
participles | stalend | gestaald | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Etymology 3
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]stalen
Verb
[edit]stalen
- inflection of stelen:
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