Masculine
Meaning
Concepts
inside story
one game
nuclear weaponry
Synonyms
Geröllblock
Obstkern
Samenkern
Windhündin
Steinbildung
Calculus
Spielstein
Schmuckwerk
Gesteinsbrocken
Lesestein
Grobkies
Felstrümmer
Felsgestein
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
gwäggi
Basel-Landschaft
stai
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃtaɪn/
Etymology
In summary
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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