steken

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteːkə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ste‧ken
• Rhymes: -eːkən

From Middle Dutch stēken, from Old Dutch *stecan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, originally a class 1 strong verb.

steken

1. (transitive) to prick, sting
2. (transitive) to stab, thrust (with a sharp instrument such as a dagger)
3. (transitive) to insert, put in

   Ik hoorde hoe een sleutel in het slot werd gestoken.

   I heard a key being inserted into the keyhole.

• (prick): prikken

• aansteken
• afsteken
• insteken
• in brand steken
• in de rug steken
• neersteken
• oversteken
• uitsteken
• opsteken

• Afrikaans: steek

See the etymology of the main entry.

steken

1. Plural form of steek

• tekens

From Old Saxon stekan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną.

steken (past steek or stook, past participle steken or staken, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (transitive) to stick (someone or something); to poke
2. (transitive or intransitive) to sting; to bite; to prick
3. (transitive) to stab
4. (transitive) to cut; to chop
5. (transitive, of the sun) to burn
6. (transitive, card games) to take; to trump; to capture

• dootsteken

From Old Dutch *stecan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, originally a class 1 strong verb.

stēken

1. to prick, sting
2. to stab, thrust (with a sharp instrument such as a dagger)
3. to stick, to push (into something)
4. to drive off, to chase away
5. to light (fire)
6. to place, to position, to bring

• Dutch: steken
• Limburgish: staeke

• “steken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “steken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

steken

1. definite singular of stek
2. definite plural of stek