stalen
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch stalen, stalin, stalijn, from Old Dutch *stālīn, from Proto-West Germanic *stahlīn, equivalent to staal + -en (“suffix forming adjectives relating to substances”). Cognate with English steelen.
Adjective
stalen (not comparable)
- steel, made of steel
- stalen zenuwen ― nerves of steel
- een stalen gewelf ― a steel vault
- een stalen schip ― a steel ship
Declension
Related terms
Etymology 2
From staal (“steel”) + -en (“suffix forming verbs from nouns”).
Verb
stalen
- (transitive) To toughen, harden; to steel.
- de gestaalde kaders van de communistische partij ― the steeled cadres of the communist party
Conjugation
| Conjugation of stalen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | stalen | |||
| past singular | staalde | |||
| past participle | gestaald | |||
| infinitive | stalen | |||
| gerund | stalen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | staal | staalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | staalt, staal2 | staalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | staalt | staalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | staalt | staalde | ||
| 3rd person singular | staalt | staalde | ||
| plural | stalen | staalden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | stale | staalde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | stalen | staalden | ||
| imperative sing. | staal | |||
| imperative plur.1 | staalt | |||
| participles | stalend | gestaald | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
stalen
Verb
stalen
- inflection of stelen:
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