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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stean

/stiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stean
IPA
/stiːn/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.

verb

To pelt with stones; throw stones at; stone.

verb

To fit with stones; mend, line, pave, etc. with stones.

noun

A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.

noun

A stone.

British usage

noun

A large box of stones used for pressing cheese; a cheese-press.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English stene (“waterpot”), from Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a stean, a pot of stone or earth”) and Old English stǣne (“pitcher, jug”), from Proto-West Germanic *stainijā, from Proto-Germanic *stainijǭ (“stonen vessel, crucible”). Cognate with Old High German steinna (“pot, saucepan”). Doublet of stein.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *steyh₂-, stene, stǣna, stǣne, *stainijā, *stainijǭ

Usage

Inflected Forms

steans (plural) steans (present, singular) steaning (participle, present) steaned (participle, past) steaned (past) steen (alternative) steyn (alternative)

Phrases

stean-pot

Homonyms

steen

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce stean?
The recorded pronunciation is /stiːn/.
What does stean mean?
A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.
Where does stean come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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