Feldstein

Meaning

fieldstone (stone lying about in a field or other open territory)

Concepts

boulder

cobble

gibber

nugget

rock

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stone

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wacke

bowlder

Synonyms

Brocken

Felsblock

Felsbrocken

Geröllblock

Lesestein

Stein

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Rollstein

Gesteinsbrocken

Findling

Translations

pedregulho

canto rodado

masso

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κοτρόνα

galet

roca

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rocher

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βότσαλο

boulder

bloc émoussé

sasso

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macigno

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roche

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roc

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɛltˌʃtaɪ̯n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: veltstein

In summary

From Middle High German veltstein. By surface analysis, Feld (“field”) + Stein (“stone”).