Definitions For Stonen

Adjective

(archaic) Consisting or made of stone.

Translations

Dutch: stenen German: steinen, steinern Japanese: 石製 (せきせい, sekisei) Luxembourgish: stengen Polish: kamienny

Etymology

from middle english stonen, alteration (due to stone) of earlier stenen, from {{inh + en + ang + stǣnen + + stony; of stone, hard as stone; stone, made of stone, built of stone}}, from {{der + en + gem-pro + *stainīnaz + + made of stone}}, equivalent to stone + en + nl + stenen + nds-de + stenen + de + steinen

Anagrams

Neston, non est, nonets, senton, sonnet, tennos, tenons, tenson, tonnes

Middle English

Etymology 1

From earlier stenen, from {{inh, enm, ang, stǣnen}}, from {{inh, enm, gem-pro, *stainīnaz}}. Equivalent to {{af, enm, stone, -en, t2=adjectival ending}}.

Alternative forms

{{alter, enm, stanene, stonene, stonyn, stonon, stonun, stoonen, stonene}}

Pronunciation

{{IPA, enm, /ˈstɔːnən/}}

Adjective

Composed or built of stone

Descendants

{{desc, en, stonen}}

See also

{{l, enm, rochen}}

References

{{R:MED Online, entry=stōnen(e (adj.) , id=MED43070 , accessdate=2018-04-09}}

Etymology 2

From stone; equivalent to {{af, enm, stone, -en, t2=infinitival ending}}.

Alternative forms

{{alter, enm, stone, stane, stain, stoonen}}

Pronunciation

{{IPA, enm, /ˈstɔːnən/}}

Verb

(ambitransitive) To throw stones (transitive) To stone, execute using stones (intransitive) To remove or eliminate stones or rocks

Conjugation

{{enm-conj-wk, ston}}

Descendants

English: (to) stone

References

{{R:MED Online, entry= stōnen (v.(1)) , id=MED43068 , accessdate=2018-03-27}}

Etymology 3

From stone; equivalent to {{af, enm, stone, -en, t2=plural ending}}.

Pronunciation

{{IPA, enm, /ˈstɔːnən/}}

Noun

{{plural of, enm, stone}}