Schornstein

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schor(n)stein, Old High German scorrenstein. The first element is from schore (“support”), related to the root of scheren (“to cut”); the second element is from Stein (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯n/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Schornstein m (strong, genitive Schornsteines or Schornsteins, plural Schornsteine)

1. chimney

   Synonyms: (regional) Kamin, Rauchfang (Austria), Esse

Declension

Declension of Schornstein [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schornstein	die	Schornsteine
genitive	eines	des	Schornsteines, Schornsteins	der	Schornsteine
dative	einem	dem	Schornstein, Schornsteine1	den	Schornsteinen
accusative	einen	den	Schornstein	die	Schornsteine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Fabrikschornstein
• Krematoriumsschornstein
• Schornsteinfeger
• Stahlschornstein

Further reading

• “Schornstein”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Schornstein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schornstein” in Duden online