Stein

See also stein, and stein-

English

Proper noun

Stein

1. A patronymic surname from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
2. A surname anglicized from the German surname Stein.

Anagrams

• inset, nites, set in, sient, snite, tines, tsine

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German

Etymology

From Old High German stein (“something hard”), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃtaɪn/, SAMPA: /StaIn/

• Audio - Stein

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• Audio - Steine

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  plural

Noun

Stein m. (genitive Steins, plural Steine)

1. stone, rock
2. kernel, core of a fruit

Declension

declension of Stein

	singular			plural
m. gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stein	die	Steine
genitive	eines	des	Steines, Steins	der	Steine
dative	einem	dem	Stein, Steine (archaic)	den	Steinen
accusative	einen	den	Stein	die	Steine

Synonyms

• Gesteinsbrocken m.
• Gestein n.
• Kern m.

Derived terms

Bordstein m. Backstein m. Edelstein m. Gallenstein m. Harnstein m. Mühlstein m. Sandstein m. Schleifstein m. steinalt Steinbeißer Steinbock m. Steinbrech Stein der Weisen Stein des Anstoßes steinern

steinhart Steinbruch Steinfrucht steinig steinigen Steinmetz Steinpilz steinreich Steinwerk Steinzeit Urinstein m. versteinern Ziegelstein m.

Proper noun

Stein

1. A topographic or occupational surname.

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Steinn, short form of compound names with the element steinn (“stone”). Cognate with Swedish Sten and Danish Steen.

Proper noun

Stein

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Steinar
• Sten
• Arnstein, Jostein, Torstein, Øistein, Øystein

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 181 males with the given name Stein living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.