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)

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	—

Derived terms

stenigen

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

stony; rocky

Synonyms

stenerg

Swedish

Etymology

From sten +‎ -ig.

Adjective

stenig (comparative stenigare, superlative stenigast)

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

Anagrams

stigen