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Stein.

stone, rock

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Meaning & usage

noun/ʃtaɪn/

  1. stone, rock

    masculine · strong

  2. any stone-like material such as brick or concrete

    masculine · strong

  3. pit (core of a fruit)

    masculine · strong

  4. ellipsis of Spielstein (“piece, token, tile”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine · strong

  5. stone (unit of weight)

    historical · masculine · strong

  6. money, bucks

    colloquial · in-plural · masculine · strong

  7. stein (type of beer mug)

    masculine · regional · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *stóyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old High German stein Middle High German stein German Stein 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).

name/ʃtaɪn/

  1. a topographic or surname originating as an occupation

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *stóyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old High German stein Middle High German stein German Stein 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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