Masculine
Meaning
- (countable, masculine) stone (small rock)
- (masculine, uncountable) stone (hard substance)
- (countable, masculine) stone (drupe pit)
- (countable, masculine) tile, stone (a hard playing piece used in various tabletop games such as dominoes, backgammon or mahjong)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/steːn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch stêen, from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Doublet of -stein, a toponymic element indicating a castle borrowed in Middle Dutch from Middle High German.
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