steunen

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstøː.nə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -øːnən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stōnen, from Old Dutch *stonōn, *stunōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stunōn (“to sound, crash, bang, strike, knock”), from Proto-Germanic *stunōną (“to make a loud sound, thunder, crash, rumble, groan”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (“to thunder”).

Verb

steunen

  1. (transitive) to support, keep up, back up, assist
  2. (intransitive) to rest, be based or founded on
  3. (intransitive) to moan, groan
Inflection
Inflection of steunen (weak)
infinitive steunen
past singular steunde
past participle gesteund
infinitive steunen
gerund steunen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular steunsteunde
2nd person sing. (jij) steuntsteunde
2nd person sing. (u) steuntsteunde
2nd person sing. (gij) steuntsteunde
3rd person singular steuntsteunde
plural steunensteunden
subjunctive sing.1 steunesteunde
subjunctive plur.1 steunensteunden
imperative sing. steun
imperative plur.1 steunt
participles steunendgesteund
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: steun
  • Negerhollands: staen
  • → Caribbean Javanese: setén, nyetén
  • → Papiamentu: sten, stèns, steun, steen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

steunen

  1. plural of steun
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