stein
English[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From a regional use[1] of German Stein (“stone”). Probably a clipping of Steingut (“stoneware”) or Steinkrug (“stone pitcher”). Compare Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a pot of stone or earth”). Doublet of stone. More at stean.
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Noun[edit]
stein (plural steins)
- A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.
- 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, “Zollenstein”, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 731476803, page 40:
- So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein—coloring and all. Backed by towering hills, […] a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
- 1974, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
- A gnome-size German civilian with a red von Hindenburg mustache is dispensing steins of what looks to be mostly head.
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References[edit]
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]
Further reading[edit]
Beer stein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Crimean Gothic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly a corruption of stern. At any rate from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
Noun[edit]
stein
- star
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
- Stein. Stella.
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
Icelandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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stein
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
stein (neuter singular stein, definite singular and plural steine)
Noun[edit]
stein m (definite singular steinen, indefinite plural steiner, definite plural steinene)
Alternative forms[edit]
- sten (Bokmål)
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
stein
- imperative of steine
References[edit]
- “stein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Akin to English stone
Noun[edit]
stein m (definite singular steinen, indefinite plural steinar, definite plural steinane)
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
stein (indefinite singular stein, definite singular and plural steine)
Adverb[edit]
stein
- (colloquial) Used as an intensifier; completely
- Noko er stein hakkande gale?
References[edit]
- “stein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.
Noun[edit]
stein m
Descendants[edit]
- Middle High German: stein
Old Norse[edit]
Noun[edit]
stein
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