Stään

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Central Franconian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old High German sterro, sterno from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • Stär, Stären (western Moselle Franconian)
  • Stern (eastern Moselle Franconian; some Ripuarian dialects)

Noun[edit]

Stään m (plural Stään or Stääne, diminutive Stäänche)

  1. (most of Ripuarian) star

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old High German stein, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

Stään m (plural Stään, diminutive Stäänche)

  1. (eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald) stone