stins

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from West Frisian stins, shortened from Old Frisian stēnhūs (“stone house”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɪns/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: stins
  • Rhymes: -ɪns

Noun

stins f (plural stinsen or stinzen)

  1. (historical) a fortified stone house or tower, a keep

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of stinge.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

stins m or n (feminine singular stinsă, masculine plural stinși, feminine and neuter plural stinse)

  1. turned off
  2. extinguished

Declension

Declension of stins
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite stins stinsă stinși stinse
definite stinsul stinsa stinșii stinsele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite stins stinse stinși stinse
definite stinsului stinsei stinșilor stinselor

Swedish

Etymology

From stationsinspektor.

Noun

stins c

  1. a stationmaster
    Synonym: stationsinspektor
    Hennes morfar var stins
    Her grandfather was a station master

Declension

Declension of stins
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stins stins
definite stinsen stinsens
plural indefinite stinsar stinsars
definite stinsarna stinsarnas

References

West Frisian

Etymology

Shortened from Old Frisian stēnhūs (“stone house”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɪns/

Noun

stins c (plural stinzen)

  1. (historical) A fortified stone house or tower, a keep.

Derived terms

  • stinzeblomke
  • stinzeplant

Descendants

  • → Dutch: stins
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