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Stein

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See also: stein, stein-, and -stein

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Stein. Doublet of Stone and Steen.

Proper noun

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Stein (plural Steins)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
  2. A surname from German Stein.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Stein is the 796th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 43,389 individuals. Stein is most common among White (94.4%) individuals.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (Limburg) First attested as steyne in 1263. Derived from Middle Dutch stein (“stone building, castle”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as steene in 1317. Named after Stein in Limburg.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stɛi̯n/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Stein
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Proper noun

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Stein n

  1. A village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Catsop, Berg aan de Maas, Elsloo, Kerensheide, Kleine Meers, Maasband, Meers, Nattenhoven, Nieuwdorp, Terhagen, Urmond, Veldschuur
  2. A hamlet and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “stein”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun

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Stein ?

  1. a surname from German

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyh₂-.

Cognate with Yiddish שטיין (shteyn), Dutch steen, Low German Steen, West Frisian stien, Saterland Frisian Steen, English stone, Danish sten, Swedish sten, Norwegian stein, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Stein m (strong, genitive Steins or Steines, plural Steine, diminutive Steinchen n)

  1. stone, rock
    Synonyms: Gestein, Gesteinsbrocken, Naturstein
  2. any stone-like material such as brick or concrete
  3. pit (core of a fruit)
    Synonym: Kern
  4. (games) Short for Spielstein (“piece, token, tile”).
  5. (historical) stone (unit of weight)
  6. (colloquial, in the plural) money, bucks
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Geld
  7. (regional) stein (type of beer mug)
    Synonyms: Bierkrug, Humpen

Declension

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Declension of Stein [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Stein die Steine
genitive eines des Steins, Steines der Steine
dative einem dem Stein, Steine1 den Steinen
accusative einen den Stein die Steine

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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Terms derived from Stein

Proper noun

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

  1. a topographic or surname originating as an occupation

See also

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Further reading

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  • “Stein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Stein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Stein” in Duden online
  • “Stein” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Stein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Stein

  1. accusative of Steinn

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
Stein.

Etymology

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From Old Norse Steinn, from steinn (“stone”), whence also stein. Also a short form of compound names with the element. Cognate with Faroese Steinur, Icelandic Steinn, Swedish Sten, and Danish Steen, as well as English Stone.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stɛɪːn/
  • (North West) IPA(key): [stæɪ̯ːɲ], [stɛɪ̯ːɲ]
  • (South West) IPA(key): [stɛ̝ɪ̯dn], [sta̝ɪ̯dn]

Proper noun

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Stein m (definite Steinen)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “stone”

Usage notes

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Patronymics:

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References

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Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from German Stein.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʂtajn/
  • Rhymes: -ajn
  • Syllabification: Stein

Proper noun

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Stein m pers

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

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Declension of Stein
singular plural
nominative Stein Steinowie
genitive Steina Steinów
dative Steinowi Steinom
accusative Steina Steinów
instrumental Steinem Steinami
locative Steinie Steinach
vocative Steinie Steinowie

Proper noun

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Stein f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from German

Further reading

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  • Stein in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • “Stein”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun

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Stein m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun

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Stein m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German
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