steinigen

German

Etymology

Stein (stone) +‎ -igen. Displacing Middle High German steinen, from Old High German steinōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡən/, [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡŋ̩]
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  • Hyphenation: stei‧ni‧gen

Verb

steinigen (weak, third-person singular present steinigt, past tense steinigte, past participle gesteinigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to stone (usually to death); to lapidate

Conjugation

Further reading

  • steinigen” in Duden online
  • steinigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache