"Sten" meaning in English

See Sten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Stens [plural]
Etymology: From North Germanic (Danish Sten, Swedish Sten, Norwegian Sten). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gmq|Sten}} North Germanic, {{bor|en|da|Sten}} Danish Sten, {{bor|en|sv|Sten}} Swedish Sten, {{bor|en|no|Sten}} Norwegian Sten Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Sten (plural Stens)
  1. A surname from the North Germanic languages, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock) Synonyms: Steen Translations (Translations): Sten (Danish), Sten (Norwegian), Sten (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Sten-en-name-tXgUmE3K Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Stens [plural]
Etymology: Acronym of Shepherd, Turpin, Enfield.. From the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield Etymology templates: {{acronym of|en|Shepherd, Turpin, Enfield}} Acronym of Shepherd, Turpin, Enfield. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sten (plural Stens)
  1. The Sten gun, a family of British 9-millimeter submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: STEN, STEn, sten
    Sense id: en-Sten-en-noun-I2fxl7IA Disambiguation of Firearms: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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