Deckstein

German

Etymology

From decken +‎ Stein.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Deckstein m (strong, genitive Decksteines or Decksteins, plural Decksteine, diminutive Decksteinchen n)

1. capstone
2. (watches) endstone

Declension

Declension of Deckstein [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Deckstein	die	Decksteine
genitive	eines	des	Decksteines, Decksteins	der	Decksteine
dative	einem	dem	Deckstein, Decksteine1	den	Decksteinen
accusative	einen	den	Deckstein	die	Decksteine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Deckstein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache