stenig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stenig, from Old Dutch *stēnag, *steinag, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz, equivalent to steen +‎ -ig. More at stony.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

stenig (comparative steniger, superlative stenigst)

  1. stony, stonelike

Inflection
Inflection of stenig
uninflected stenig
inflected stenige
comparative steniger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial stenigstenigerhet stenigst
het stenigste
indefinite m./f. sing. stenigestenigerestenigste
n. sing. stenigstenigerstenigste
plural stenigestenigerestenigste
definite stenigestenigerestenigste
partitive stenigsstenigers—

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: steenig

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German stênich, from Old Saxon *stēnag, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz. More at stony.

Adjective

stenig

  1. stony; rocky

Synonyms
  • stenerg

Swedish

Etymology

From sten +‎ -ig.

Adjective

stenig (comparative stenigare, superlative stenigast)

  1. rocky, stony
    en sjö med stenig botten
    a lake with a rocky bottom

Declension
Inflection of stenig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular stenig stenigare stenigast
Neuter singular stenigt stenigare stenigast
Plural steniga stenigare stenigast
Masculine plural3 stenige stenigare stenigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 stenige stenigare stenigaste
All steniga stenigare stenigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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