Königstein

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, König +‎ Stein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkøːnɪkˌʃtaɪ̯n], [ˈkøːnɪçˌʃtaɪ̯n]
• Hyphenation: Kö‧nig‧stein

Proper noun

der Königstein m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Königsteins or des Königsteines)

1. Any of a number of mountains in Germany, Romania and Namibia

Declension

Declension of Königstein [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	der	Königstein
genitive	des	Königsteins, Königsteines
dative	dem	Königstein, Königsteine1
accusative	den	Königstein

¹Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Königstein n (proper noun, genitive Königsteins or (optionally with an article) Königstein)

1. A spa town in Hochtaunuskreis district, Hesse, Germany. Official name: Königstein im Taunus
2. A town in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. Official name: Königstein/Sachsen
3. A market town in Amberg-Sulzbach district, Bavaria, Germany. Official name: Markt Königstein i.d. Oberpfalz
4. Any of a number of castles in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Königstein
genitive	des	Königsteins, Königstein1
dative	dem	Königstein
accusative	das	Königstein

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Königsteiner
  • Königsteinerin

Related terms

• Königsberg, Königswartha, Königs Wusterhausen
• Bergstein, Gutenstein, Hohenstein, Reichenstein, Rabenstein

Proper noun

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

1. a surname

Related terms

• Bernstein, Hohenstein, Weinstein