stecken
- (causative, form-of, irregular, strong, transitive, weak) causative of stecken when intransitive, to stick; to put; to insert; to pin
- (intransitive, irregular, strong, weak) to stick; to be stuck
- (informal, intransitive, irregular, strong, weak) to be hiding (by location or causally behind something)
- (ditransitive, informal, irregular, strong, weak) to inform privily, to intimate
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
stegge
Basel-Landschaft
stägge
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtɛkən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German stecken, from Old High German steckōn, a geminated derivative of stehhan, whence modern stechen.
Related words
push along
put onto
set someone up
turn to account
be stuck
pass oneself off
stick into
fix into a container
plant one’s feet
anpflanzen
hineinlegen
hineintun
festhaften
sich aufhalten
steken
meter
mettere
mettre
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