stalen

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstaː.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: sta‧len
  • Rhymes: -aːlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stalen, stalin, stalijn, from Old Dutch *stālīn, from Proto-West Germanic *stahlīn, equivalent to staal +‎ -en. Cognate with English steelen.

Adjective

stalen (not comparable)

  1. steel, made of steel
    stalen zenuwen ― nerves of steel
    een stalen gewelf ― a steel vault
    een stalen schip ― a steel ship
Inflection
Inflection of stalen
uninflected stalen
inflected stalen
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. stalen
n. sing. stalen
plural stalen
definite stalen
partitive

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

stalen

  1. plural of staal (all senses and etymologies)

Verb

stalen

  1. inflection of stelen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

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