Breitenstein

English

Alternative forms

• Bridenstine

Etymology

Borrowed from German Breitenstein.

Proper noun

Breitenstein (plural Breitensteins)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Breitenstein is the 19834^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1355 individuals. Breitenstein is most common among White (94.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Breitenstein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 222.

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, breit +‎ -en- +‎ Stein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌʃtaɪn/
• Hyphenation: Brei‧ten‧stein

Proper noun

Breitenstein n (proper noun, genitive Breitensteins or (optionally with an article) Breitenstein)

1. Any of a large number of places across Germany, Austria and other European countries

Declension

Declension of Breitenstein [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Breitenstein
genitive	des	Breitensteins, Breitenstein1
dative	dem	Breitenstein
accusative	das	Breitenstein

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Breitensteiner
  • Breitensteinerin

Related terms

• Breitenau, Breitenbach, Breitenberg, Breitenborn
• Arnstein, Ehrenbreitstein, Reichenstein

Proper noun

Breitenstein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Breitensteins or (with an article) Breitenstein, feminine genitive Breitenstein, plural Breitensteins)

1. a German surname

Declension

Declension of Breitenstein [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Breitenstein	(eine)	(die)	Breitenstein	(die)	Breitensteins
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Breitensteins, Breitenstein1	(einer)	(der)	Breitenstein	(der)	Breitensteins
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Breitenstein	(einer)	(der)	Breitenstein	(den)	Breitensteins
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Breitenstein	(eine)	(die)	Breitenstein	(die)	Breitensteins

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Breytenbach, Breitenbach, Breidenstein
• Arnstein, Einstein, Reichenstein