steng

See also: Steng

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

steng m (plural stengen, diminutive stengetje n)

1. Obsolete form of stang.
2. (nautical) topmast

Descendants

• → Polish: stenga

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English stenġ, from Proto-West Germanic *stangi, variant of *stangu, from Proto-Germanic *stangō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛnɡ/, /ˈsteːnɡ/, /ˈstɛnd͡ʒ/, /ˈsteːnd͡ʒ/

Noun

steng (plural stenges)

1. (rare) A pole; a wooden bar.

References

• “steng, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

steng

1. Alternative form of stynge

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

steng

1. imperative of stenge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

steng

1. imperative of stengja
2. (dialectal, apocope) Alternative form of stengja

Old English

Alternative forms

• stænġ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *stangi, variant of *stangu, from Proto-Germanic *stangō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stenj/, [stend͡ʒ]

Noun

stenġ m

1. pole

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stenġ	stenġas
accusative	stenġ	stenġas
genitive	stenġes	stenġa
dative	stenġe	stenġum

Descendants

• Middle English: steng