stein
English
Etymology
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”). More at stean.
Pronunciation
Noun
stein (plural steins)
- A beer mug, usually made of ceramic.
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- 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. 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.
- Template:RQ:Frgsn Zlnstn
References
Translations
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References
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]
Anagrams
Crimean Gothic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly a corruption of stern. At any rate from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
Noun
stein
- star
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
- Stein. Stella.
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
stein (neuter singular stein, definite singular and plural steine)
Noun
stein m (definite singular steinen, indefinite plural steiner, definite plural steinene)
Alternative forms
- sten (Bokmål)
Derived terms
Verb
stein
References
- “stein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse steinn. Akin to English stone
Pronunciation
Adjective
stein (neuter singular stein, definite singular and plural steine)
Noun
stein m (definite singular steinen, indefinite plural steinar, definite plural steinane)
Derived terms
References
- “stein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *stainaz.
Noun
stein m
Descendants
- Middle High German: stein
Old Norse
Noun
stein
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