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stalen.

steel, made of steel

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈstaː.lə(n)/
  1. steel, made of steel

    not-comparable
    stalen zenuwen
    een stalen gewelf
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈstaː.lə(n)/
  1. To toughen, harden; to steel.

    transitive
    de gestaalde kaders van de communistische partij
Where this word comes from

From staal (“steel”) + -en (“suffix forming verbs from nouns”).

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