Masculine

Backstein

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) brick (block made of burnt clay)
  2. (masculine, strong) one of the lawbooks published with red covers by the C. H. Beck publisher and admitted for examinations

Opposite of
Naturstein
Synonyms

Frequency

49k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bachestai

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbakˌʃtaɪ̯n/
Etymology

17th century, from backen + Stein, a calque of Middle Low German backstên.

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