стена

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *stenàti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstɛnɐ]

Verb

сте́на • (sténa) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. to groan, to moan
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic стѣна (stěna), from Proto-Slavic *stěna, formally an action/resultant noun from an unattested *steja, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *staiˀnā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (to stiffen) + -на (-na).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stɛˈna]
  • Rhymes: -na
  • Hyphenation(key): сте‧на

Noun

стена́ • (stenáf

  1. wall
    Synonyms: зид (zid), дува́р (duvár)
Declension
Declension of стена́
singular plural
indefinite стена́
stená
стени́
stení
definite стена́та
stenáta
стени́те
steníte
Derived terms
  • стене́н (stenén, mural)
  • стенопи́с (stenopís, fresco)

References

  • стена”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • стена”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stěna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstɛna]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

стена • (stenaf (plural стени)

  1. rock (mass of projecting rock)
    Synonym: карпа (karpa)
  2. (dialectal) wall
    Synonym: ѕид (dzid)

Declension

Declension of стена
singular plural
indefinite стена (stena) стени (steni)
definite unspecified стената (stenata) стените (stenite)
definite proximal стенава (stenava) стениве (stenive)
definite distal стенана (stenana) стенине (stenine)
vocative стено (steno) стени (steni)

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stěna, see also English stone and stain.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲtʲɪˈna]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

стена́ • (stenáf inan (genitive стены́, nominative plural сте́ны, genitive plural стен, relational adjective стенно́й, diminutive сте́нка)

  1. wall
    запере́ться в четырёх стена́хzaperétʹsja v četyrjóx stenáxto immure oneself (literally, “to lock up oneself up in four walls”)
    би́ться голово́й об сте́нуbítʹsja golovój ob sténuto beat one's head against the wall
    как об сте́ну горо́хkak ob sténu goróxlike talking to a wall
    как за ка́менной стено́йkak za kámennoj stenójsafe (literally, “like behind a stone wall”)
Declension
Derived terms

Compounds:

Borrowed

Derived from German Stein:

Descendants
  • Kildin Sami: сте̄нн (stienn)
  • Southern Yukaghir: иччэнаа (iččenā)
  • Yakut: истиэнэ (istiene)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstɛnə] (phonetic respelling: стэ́на)

Noun

сте́на • (stɛ́nam inan

  1. genitive singular of стен (stɛn)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stěna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stěːna/
  • Hyphenation: сте‧на

Noun

сте́на f (Latin spelling sténa)

  1. rock (naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter)

Declension

Declension of стена
singular plural
nominative стена стене
genitive стене стена
dative стени стенама
accusative стену стене
vocative стено стене
locative стени стенама
instrumental стеном стенама