barnsteen

Dutch

Etymology

From barn (“burn”) +‎ steen (“stone”). The former part of the compound is related to the Dutch verb branden (“to burn”). Cognate to English brimstone, German Bernstein (“amber”) and Icelandic brennisteinn (“sulfur, brimstone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑrn.steːn/

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• Hyphenation: barn‧steen

Noun

barnsteen m (plural barnstenen, diminutive barnsteentje n)

1. an amber stone, a fossil resin

Noun

barnsteen n (uncountable)

1. the material of a fossil resin

Derived terms

• barnsteengeel
• barnstenen
• barnsteenkracht