stek
See also: štěk
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstɛk]
Verb
stek
- masculine singular past transgressive of stéct
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch stec. Cognate with English stick.
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stɛk/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛk
Noun
stek m (plural stekken, diminutive stekje n)
- spot, place, home
- cutting, a leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant
- (Southern) alternative form of stok
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: setèg
- → Indonesian: setek
- → Papiamentu: stèk, stèki
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈstek/ [ˈst̪ɛk̚]
- Rhymes: -ek
- Syllabification: stek
Noun
stek (plural stek-stek)
- alternative spelling of setek
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
stek
- imperative of steke
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛk/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛk
- Syllabification: stek
Etymology 1
Noun
stek m animal or m inan (related adjective stekowy)
- steak (relatively large, thick slice or slab cut from an animal)
Declension
Declension of stek
Etymology 2
Perhaps inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъtъkъ, *jьztъkъ. Etymology 2 sense 2 is a semantic loan from Latin cloāca.
Noun
stek m inan
- (archaic) accumulation, mass
- Synonyms: nagromadzenie, zbiorowisko
- cloaca (duct in reptiles, amphibians, and birds, as well as most fish and some mammals, which serves as the common outlet for urination, defecation, and reproduction)
- Synonym: kloaka
- (obsolete) effluent, runoff, sewage
- (obsolete) crowd, concourse
- Synonym: zbiegowisko
Declension
Declension of stek
Derived terms
nouns
Related terms
nouns
Further reading
- “stek”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “stek”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
- stek in PWN's encyclopedia
Swedish
Etymology 1
Noun
stek c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stek | steks |
| definite | steken | stekens | |
| plural | indefinite | stekar | stekars |
| definite | stekarna | stekarnas |
Derived terms
Noun
stek n
- a knot; a looping of strings
- (colloquial) strong sunshine (when sunbathing is similar to frying a steak)
Usage notes
A common error is to treat the knot sense as a common gender noun.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stek | steks |
| definite | steket | stekets | |
| plural | indefinite | stek | steks |
| definite | steken | stekens |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stek | steks |
| definite | steket | stekets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Related terms
Etymology 2
From stekare (“member of the upper class with flashy lifestyle”).
Alternative forms
Noun
stek n
- (slang) (expensive) hedonistic pleasures, especially those associated with the upper class
- De sitter i yachten och äter hummer och dricker dompa. Fan vad stek.
- They're in the yacht eating lobster and drinking Dom Pérignon. Damn that's "stek".
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stek | steks |
| definite | steket | stekets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Related terms
Verb
stek
- imperative of steka
References
- “stek”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “stek”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “stek”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)