Stään

See also: staan

Central Franconian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃtɛːn/

Etymology 1

From Old High German sterro, sterno from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Alternative forms
  • Stär, Stären (western Moselle Franconian)
  • Stern (eastern Moselle Franconian; some Ripuarian dialects)

Noun

Stään m (plural Stään or Stääne, diminutive Stäänche)

  1. (most of Ripuarian) star

Etymology 2

From Old High German stein, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Alternative forms
  • Steen (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian)
  • Stein (Kölsch, Westerwald)

Noun

Stään m (plural Stään, diminutive Stäänche)

  1. (eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald) stone
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