stolen

Meaning

Verb

past participle of steal

Adj

That has been stolen.

Noun

Something which has been stolen.

steal

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Synonyms

robbed

deceive

fool

furtive

hoodwink

pilfered

plundered

seized

stealing

taken away

thief

absconded

thieving

Translations

gestohlen

rubato

rubata

volé

gestolen

robado

مسروق

volée

furtado

roubado

robada

robadas

robados

çalınmış

سليب

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstəʊlən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: stolen

Inherited from Old English: stolen

Cognate with Scots: stellin

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: stäälen

Cognate with Western Frisian: stellen

Cognate with Dutch: gestolen

Cognate with German: gestohlen

Cognate with Swedish: stulen

In summary

From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic *stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal”), equivalent to stole + -en. Cognate with Scots stellin, stollin (“stolen”), Saterland Frisian stäälen (“stolen”), West Frisian stellen (“stolen”), Dutch gestolen (“stolen”), German Low German stohlen (“stolen”), German gestohlen (“stolen”), Swedish stulen (“stolen”).