stonen
Consisting or made of stoneConsisting or made of stone.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)Consisting or made of stone.
steinen, steinern
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English stonen, alteration (due to stone) of earlier stenen, from Old EnglishFrom Middle English stonen, alteration (due to stone) of earlier stenen, from Old English stǣnen (“stony; of stone, hard as stone; stone, made of stone, built of stone”), from Proto-West Germanic *stainīn, from Proto-Germanic *stainīnaz (“made of stone”), equivalent to stone + -en. Cognate with Dutch stenen (“stonen”), German Low German stenen (“stonen”), German steinen (“stonen”).
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Forms
more stonen, most stonen| Comparative | more stonen Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most stonen Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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