steen

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, masculine) stone (small rock)
2. (masculine, uncountable) stone (hard substance)
3. (countable, masculine) stone (drupe pit)
4. (countable, masculine) tile, stone (a hard playing piece used in various tabletop games such as dominoes, backgammon or mahjong)

Sinonieme

rots

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klinker

bouwsteen

tichel

stuk

baksteen

pit

kiezelsteen

steentje

kern

monument

juweel

geel

vels

🪨

edelsteen

edelgesteente

grafsteen

tandsteen

ketelsteen

gesteente

🪨

kiezel

vuurvaste steen

Vertalings

Stein

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stone

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piedra

🪨

pedra

🪨

pierre

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pietra

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pedra

🪨

rock

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πέτρα

lapis

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λίθος

brique

Ziegelstein

Ziegel

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/steːn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: stêen

Geërf van Old Dutch: stēn

In summary

From Middle Dutch stêen, from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Doublet of -stein, a toponymic element indicating a castle borrowed in Middle Dutch from Middle High German.

Sinne

Ze maakte van haar hart een steen .

She turned her heart into a stone.

De sluitsteen is de bovenste steen in een booggewelf.

The keystone is the top stone in an arched vault.