Masculine
Stein
Meaning
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- (masculine,strong) stone, rock
- (masculine,strong) any stone-like material such as brick or concrete
- (masculine,strong) pit (core of a fruit)
- (abbreviation,alt-of,masculine,strong) Short for Spielstein (“piece, token, tile”).
- (historical,masculine,strong) stone (unit of weight)
- (colloquial,in-plural,masculine,strong) money, bucks
- (masculine,rare,regional,strong) stein (type of beer mug)
Concepts
inside story
one game
nuclear weaponry
Synonyms
Geröllblock
Obstkern
Samenkern
Windhündin
Steinbildung
Calculus
Spielstein
Schmuckwerk
Gesteinsbrocken
Lesestein
Grobkies
Felstrümmer
Felsgestein
Felsblock
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
gwäggi
Basel-Landschaft
stai
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃtaɪn/
Etymology
From Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyh₂-. Cognate with Yiddish שטיין (shteyn), Dutch steen, Low German Steen, West Frisian stien, Saterland Frisian Steen, English stone, Danish sten, Swedish sten, Norwegian stein, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains).
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