stein

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams 2 Norwegian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 2.4 Noun 2.4.1 Alternative spellings 2.4.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From German Stein (“‘stone, stein’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /staɪn/

  Rhymes: -aɪn

[edit] Noun

stein (plural steins)

1. A beer mug, usually made of ceramic.
   • 1974: A gnome-size German civilian with a red von Hindenburg mustache is dispensing steins of what looks to be mostly head. — Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

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[edit] References

• Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of einst
• inset
• nites
• set in
• snite
• tines
• tsine

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /staɪn/

  Rhymes: -aɪn

[edit] Adjective

stein (plural steine; comparative steinere; superlative steinest)

1. (slang) stoned, under the influence of cannabis

[edit] Noun

stein m. (definite singular steinen; indefinite plural steiner; definite plural steinene)

1. stone

[edit] Alternative spellings

• sten

[edit] Derived terms

• steinalder
• steine
• steinsprut
• steinansikt
• steingammel
• steinete