steenich

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Steen +‎ -ich.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃteːniç/
  • Rhymes: -eːniç
  • Syllabification: stee‧nich

Adjective

steenich (comparative steenicher, superlative steenichest)

  1. stony

Declension

Declension of steenich (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
weak inflection nominative steenich steenich steenich steeniche
accusative steeniche steenich steenich steeniche
dative steeniche steeniche steeniche steeniche
strong inflection nominative steenicher steeniche steeniches steeniche
accusative steeniche steeniche steeniches steeniche
dative steenichem steenicher steenichem steeniche

References

  1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “steenich”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 156, column 2

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian stēnich, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz, equivalent to Steen +‎ -ich. Cognate with English stony.

Adjective

steenich

  1. stony

Synonyms

  • flinterch
  • pulterch