stöhnen

to moan, to groan

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

grochze

Basel-Landschaft

gruchze

Basel-Landschaft

steene

St. Gallen

aanza

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃtøːnən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: stenen

Cognate with Dutch: steunen

Cognate with Old Norse: stynja

In summary

From northern Middle High German stenen and Middle Low German stȫnen, stēnen, from Old Saxon *stenan, from Proto-Germanic *stenaną. Cognate with Dutch steunen. The rounded vowel likely through merger with another verb, either Middle Low German stōnen, from Proto-Germanic *stunōną (English stun), or a descendant of *stunjaną (Old Norse stynja).

Concepts

groan

moan

despair

growl

grumble

grunt

howl

hum

mither

roar

sigh

sough

whimper

bleat

breathe heavily

buzz

Synonyms

ächzen

seufzen

wimmern

jammern

wehklagen

heulen

knurren

maulen

meckern

sich beklagen

singen

blöken

brausen

herummeckern

nölen

brummen

brüllen

herumnörgeln

klagen

knarren

Translations

gemir

gemere

gémir

zuchten

gemer

jęczeć

gemegar

kermen

grogner

kreunen

inlemek

steunen

geindre

mugir

gemere