Steinhaufen

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German

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Etymology

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Stein +‎ Haufen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯fn̩/
  • Hyphenation: Stein‧hau‧fen
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Noun

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Steinhaufen m (strong, genitive Steinhaufens, plural Steinhaufen)

  1. pile of stone
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Jeremiah 9:11 (with KJV translation)
      Und ich will Jerusalem zum Steinhaufen und zur Wohnung der Schakale machen und will die Städte Juda's wüst machen, daß niemand darin wohnen soll.
      And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

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