German

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Etymology

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Stahl (steel) +‎ -ern

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɛːlɐn/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃteːlɐn/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: stäh‧lern

Adjective

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stählern (strong nominative masculine singular stählerner, not comparable)

  1. (relational) steel

Declension

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Further reading

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  • stählern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • stählern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon