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Stein

See also: stein and stein-

English edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Stein. Doublet of Stone and Steen.

Proper noun edit

Stein (plural Steins)

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

Statistics edit

  • 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 edit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

  • (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 edit

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

Proper noun edit

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, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun edit

Stein ?

  1. a surname from German

German edit

Etymology edit

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, English stone, Danish sten, Swedish sten, Norwegian stein, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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. (rare, regional) stein (type of beer mug)
    Synonyms: Bierkrug, Humpen

Declension edit

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 edit

Terms derived from Stein

Proper noun edit

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 edit

Further reading edit

  • “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 edit

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Stein

  1. accusative of Steinn

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Proper noun edit

Stein m

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

Usage notes edit

Patronymics:

Related terms edit

References edit

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from German Stein.

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Stein m pers

  1. a male surname from German

Declension edit

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 edit

Stein f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from German

Further reading edit

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

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun edit

Stein m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun edit

Stein m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German
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