"sten" meaning in Cornish

See sten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [stɛːn] [Revived-Middle-Cornish], [steːn] [Revived-Late-Cornish] Audio: LL-Q25289 (cor)-Gwikor Frank-sten.wav
Etymology: From Middle Cornish stean, from Proto-Brythonic *staɨn, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom. Cognate with Breton staen, Irish stán, Manx stainney, Scottish Gaelic staoin, and Welsh ystaen. Etymology templates: {{!-}} |-, {{!}} |, {{!}} |, {{!-}} |-, {{topics|kw|Chemical elements|sort=}}, {{elements/dowork|demo=|lang=kw|next1=antimoni|next2=|next_qual=Sb|prev1=indiom|prev2=|prev_qual=In|sort=|symbol=Sn|trnext1=|trnext2=|trprev1=|trprev2=}}, {{elements|kw|Sn|indiom|In|antimoni|Sb}}, {{root|kw|ine-pro|*steh₂-}}, {{inh|kw|cnx|stean}} Middle Cornish stean, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*staɨn}} Proto-Brythonic *staɨn, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*stagnom}} Proto-Celtic *stagnom, {{cog|br|staen}} Breton staen, {{cog|ga|stán}} Irish stán, {{cog|gv|stainney}} Manx stainney, {{cog|gd|staoin}} Scottish Gaelic staoin, {{cog|cy|ystaen}} Welsh ystaen Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||{{{d2}}}|||||||uncountable|cat2=|g=m|head=}} sten m (uncountable), {{kw-noun|m|uncount=1}} sten m (uncountable)
  1. tin Tags: masculine, uncountable Derived forms: poll sten (english: tin pit), sten an heyl (english: tin stream), sten du (english: tin ore), stenek (english: tin ground, stannary), stener, stenores (english: tinner)
    Sense id: en-sten-kw-noun-q1R3V9o3 Categories (other): Chemical elements Disambiguation of Chemical elements: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0

Noun

IPA: [stɛːn] [Revived-Middle-Cornish], [steːn] [Revived-Late-Cornish] Audio: LL-Q25289 (cor)-Gwikor Frank-sten.wav Forms: stenys [plural]
Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||{{{d2}}}|plural|stenys||||||cat2=|g=m|head=}} sten m (plural stenys), {{kw-noun|m|ys}} sten m (plural stenys)
  1. milking pail Tags: masculine Synonyms: kelorn-godra
    Sense id: en-sten-kw-noun-c-JnxkkP Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Chemical elements, Metals Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Chemical elements: 50 50 Disambiguation of Metals: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0
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Download raw JSONL data for sten meaning in Cornish (5.1kB)

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