stauen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stouwen, from Old High German stouwen, from Proto-West Germanic *stōjan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtaʊ̯ən/, [ʃtaʊ̯n̩]
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  • Hyphenation: stau‧en

Verb

stauen (weak, third-person singular present staut, past tense staute, past participle gestaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. to stow
  2. to dam

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • stauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • stauen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • stauen” in Duden online
  • stauen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German stôwen, from Old Saxon *stōwian, from Proto-West Germanic *stōjan.

Verb

stauen (past stau, past participle staut, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to stow, dam
  2. to halt

Conjugation

Conjugation of stauen (weak verb)
infinitive stauen
present preterite
1st person singular stau stau
2nd person singular staust staust
3rd person singular staut stau
plural staut stauen
imperative
singular stau
plural staut
present past
participle stauen staut

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms