Silberstein

English

Alternative forms

• Silverstein

Etymology

Borrowed from German Silberstein.

Proper noun

Silberstein (plural Silbersteins)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Silberstein is the 36695^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Silberstein is most common among White (94.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Silberstein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

From Silber (“silver”) +‎ Stein (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɪlbɐˌʃtaɪn]
• Hyphenation: Sil‧ber‧stein

Proper noun

Silberstein n (proper noun, genitive Silbersteins or (optionally with an article) Silberstein)

1. A borough of Geroldsgrün municipality in the Hof district, Bavaria, Germany
2. Hrádeček (a hamlet of Vlčice municipality in the Trutnov District, Czech Republic) (until 1945)

Declension

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

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Silberstein
genitive	des	Silbersteins, Silberstein1
dative	dem	Silberstein
accusative	das	Silberstein

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Silbersteiner
  • Silbersteinerin

Proper noun

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

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Silberstein [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Silberstein	(eine)	(die)	Silberstein	(die)	Silbersteins
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Silbersteins, Silberstein1	(einer)	(der)	Silberstein	(der)	Silbersteins
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Silberstein	(einer)	(der)	Silberstein	(den)	Silbersteins
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Silberstein	(eine)	(die)	Silberstein	(die)	Silbersteins

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Silberbach, Silbermann
• Bernstein, Goldstein
• Rothenstein, Weißenstein, Schwarzenstein