stek

stek

See also: štěk

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstɛk]

Verb

stek

  1. masculine singular past transgressive of stéct

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stec. Cognate with English stick.
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

stek m (plural stekken, diminutive stekje n)

  1. spot, place, home
  2. cutting, a leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant
  3. (Southern) alternative form of stok

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Caribbean Javanese: setèg
  • Indonesian: setek
  • Papiamentu: stèk, stèki

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Noun

stek (plural stek-stek)

  1. alternative spelling of setek

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

stek

  1. imperative of steke

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk
  • Syllabification: stek

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from English steak.

    Noun

    stek m animal or m inan (related adjective stekowy)

    1. steak (relatively large, thick slice or slab cut from an animal)
    Declension

    Etymology 2

    Perhaps inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъtъkъ, *jьztъkъ. Etymology 2 sense 2 is a semantic loan from Latin cloāca.

    Noun

    stek m inan

    1. (archaic) accumulation, mass
      Synonyms: nagromadzenie, zbiorowisko
    2. 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
    3. (obsolete) effluent, runoff, sewage
      Synonyms: spływ, ściek
    4. (obsolete) crowd, concourse
      Synonym: zbiegowisko
    Declension
    Derived terms
    nouns
    verbs

    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

    From Old Norse steik.

    Noun

    stek c

    1. a steak, a roast, a joint (meat)
    Declension
    Declension of stek
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite stek steks
    definite steken stekens
    plural indefinite stekar stekars
    definite stekarna stekarnas
    Derived terms

    Noun

    stek n

    1. a knot; a looping of strings
    2. (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
    Declension of stek
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite stek steks
    definite steket stekets
    plural indefinite
    definite

    Etymology 2

    From stekare (member of the upper class with flashy lifestyle).

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    stek n

    1. (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
    Declension of stek
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite stek steks
    definite steket stekets
    plural indefinite
    definite

    Verb

    stek

    1. imperative of steka

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