stein

See also stein-, and Stein

English

Etymology

From German Stein (“stone”). Not used this way in German. Probably a corruption of Steingut ("stoneware") or Steinkrug. Compare Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a pot of stone or earth”). More at stean.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /staɪn/

  Rhymes: -aɪn

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

Translations

A beer mug

• Finnish: oluttuoppi (fi)
• French: chope (fr) f
• German: Bierkrug m, Bierglas (de) n, Bierseidel (de) n, Seidel (de) n, Maßkrug (de) m, Maß (de) f

• Volapük: biraköp (vo)

References

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

Anagrams

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

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Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stern-, *sternô, *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun

stein

1. star
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:

     Stein. Stella.

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /staɪn/

  Rhymes: -aɪn

Adjective

stein

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

Inflection

    Inflection of stein

Bokmål		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	stein	steine	Comparative	steinere	Superlative	steinest	steineste
	Feminine singular	stein	steine
	Neuter singular	stein	steine
	Plural	steine	steine
Nynorsk		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	stein	steine	Comparative	steinare	Superlative	steinast	steinaste
	Feminine singular	stein	steine
	Neuter singular	stein	steine
	Plural	steine	steine

Noun

stein m

1. stone

Inflection

    Inflection of stein

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	stein	steinen	steiner	steinene
Nynorsk m	stein	steinen	steinar	steinane

Alternative forms

• sten (Bokmål)

Derived terms

• steinalder
• steine (Bokmål and Nynorsk), steina (Nynorsk)
• steinsprut
• steinansikt
• steingammel (Bokmål), steingammal (Bokmål and Nynorsk)
• steinete

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stāino-, *stī-no- (a suffixed form of *stāi- (“to be solid, to crowd together”)); cognate with Old English stān, Old Saxon stēn, Old Dutch stein#Old Dutch (Dutch steen), Old High German stein (German Stein), Old Norse steinn (Danish and Swedish sten), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃. The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek στῖον (stion) ‘pebble’, Slavic *stēnā- (Bulgarian and Russian стена, Czech stěna ‘wall’).

Noun

stein ?

1. stone