Steei

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German stein, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyh₂-. Cognate with German Stein, Dutch steen, English stone, Danish sten, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains).

Noun

Steei m

1. (Uri) stone, rock

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 8.