different between terms vs stean

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sti?n/
• Rhymes: -i?n

Etymology 1

From Middle English stene (“waterpot”), from Old English st?na (“stone jug, a stean, a pot of stone or earth”) and Old English st?ne (“pitcher, jug”), from Proto-West Germanic *stainij? (“stone vessel”). Cognate with Old High German steinna (“pot, saucepan”). Compare stein.

Noun

stean (plural steans)

1. A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.
2. A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.
3. (Britain, dialectal) A stone.
4. (Britain, dialectal) A large box of stones used for pressing cheese; a cheese-press.

Derived terms

• stean-pot

Etymology 2

From Middle English stenen, from Old English st?nan (“to stone, cast stones at; adorn with precious stones”), from Proto-Germanic *stainijan? (“to adorn with stones”), *stain?n? (“to throw stones at”). Cognate with Old High German steinen (“to adorn with stones”), Old High German stein?n (“to throw stones”), Gothic ???????????????????????????????? (stainjan, “to throw stones at”).

Alternative forms

• steen

Verb

stean (third-person singular simple present steans, present participle steaning, simple past and past participle steaned)

1. To pelt with stones; throw stones at; stone.
2. To fit with stones; mend, line, pave, etc. with stones.

   to stean a well

Noun

stean (plural steans)

1. A stone.

Anagrams

• Antes, Teans, Tenas, antes, etnas, nates, neats, netas, senat, stane

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German st?n, st?n, from Old High German st?n, st?n, from Proto-West Germanic *st?n, from Proto-Germanic *st?n? (“to stand”). Cognate with German stehen. Some senses probably semantic loans from Italian stare.

Verb

stean (strong, auxiliary håm or soin) (Luserna)

1. to stand
2. to stay

3. to be (a condition)

4. to live (reside somewhere)

References

• “stean” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian st?n, from Proto-Germanic *st?n?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh?-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st???n/

Verb

stean

1. to stand

Inflection

• Variant past plural: stienen

Further reading

• “stean”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011