English

Proper noun

Sten

1. The Sten gun, a family of British 9-millimeter submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II, the Korean War and may other conflicts.

Anagrams

• ents
• nest
• nets
• sent, sent.
• tens, TENS

Danish

Etymology

A less common form of Steen, from Old Norse Steinn.

Proper noun

Sten

1. A male given name.

Estonian

Etymology

From Swedish Sten, interpreted as a variant of Stefan in Estonia.

Proper noun

Sten

1. A male given name.

Norwegian

Etymology

Less common form of Stein, from Old Norse Steinn.

Proper noun

Sten

1. A male given name.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Steinn, from steinn ‎(“stone”).

Proper noun

Sten

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (male given names) Sixten, Torsten, Östen
• (surnames) Stensson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 25 566 males with the given name Sten living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Danish

Noun

sten c (singular definite stenen, plural indefinite sten)

1. stone

Declension

References

• “sten” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• stein (also Nynorsk)

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ ‎(stainaz), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *stāi- ‎(a root).

Noun

sten m ‎(definite singular stenen, indefinite plural stener, definite plural stenene)

1. stone

Derived terms

• edelsten

References

• “sten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Compare Old English stān, Old High German stein.

Noun

stēn m

1. stone

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: stian

• West Frisian: stien

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Compare Old English stān, Old High German stein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛːn/

Noun

stēn m

1. stone, rock
   • bran all samað stēn endi erða‎

     The rock burnt all together with the ground

     (Genesis, verse 317)

Declension

Descendants

• Middle Low German: sten
  • Low German: Steen

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun

stēn m

1. stone

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: sten

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ ‎(stainaz), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *stāi- ‎(a root).

Pronunciation

Noun

sten c

1. stone;
   1. (uncountable) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders.
   2. A small piece of stone.

Declension

Related terms

• stena
• gravsten
• njursten
• gallsten