stolen

English Online Dictionary. What means stolen‎? What does stolen mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic *stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal”), equivalent to stole +‎ -en. Cognate with Scots stellin, stollin (“stolen”), Saterland Frisian stäälen (“stolen”), West Frisian stellen (“stolen”), Dutch gestolen (“stolen”), German Low German stohlen (“stolen”), German gestohlen (“stolen”), Swedish stulen (“stolen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstəʊlən/
• Rhymes: -əʊlən

Verb

stolen

1. past participle of steal

Adjective

stolen (not comparable)

1. That has been stolen.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

stolen (plural stolens)

1. (US, MTE, MLE) Something which has been stolen.

Anagrams

• Elston, Leston, Letson, Noltes, Solent, Tolens, lentos, onlest, telson

Danish

Noun

stolen c

1. definite singular of stol

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Noun

stolen m

1. definite singular of stol

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

stolen m

1. definite singular of stol

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsto.len/

Participle

stolen

1. past participle of stelan

Derived terms

Swedish

Noun

stolen

1. definite singular of stol