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barnsteen.

an amber stone, a fossil resin

9 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɑrn.steːn/
  1. an amber stone, a fossil resin

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From barn (“burn”) + steen (“stone”). The former part of the compound is related to the Dutch verb branden (“to burn”). Cognate to English brimstone, German Bernstein (“amber”) and Icelandic brennisteinn (“sulfur, brimstone”).

noun/ˈbɑrn.steːn/
  1. the material of a fossil resin

    neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From barn (“burn”) + steen (“stone”). The former part of the compound is related to the Dutch verb branden (“to burn”). Cognate to English brimstone, German Bernstein (“amber”) and Icelandic brennisteinn (“sulfur, brimstone”).

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