Edelstein

Edelstein

See also: edelstein

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
German edel
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *stoyh₂nos
Proto-Germanic *stainaz
Proto-West Germanic *stain
Old High German stein
Middle High German stein
German Stein
German Edelsteinbor.
English Edelstein

    Borrowed from German Edelstein.

    Proper noun

    Edelstein (plural Edelsteins)

    1. A surname from German.

    Paronyms

    Anagrams

    German

    Etymology

      From edel (“noble”) +‎ Stein (“stone”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈeːdl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n/
      • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
      • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
      • Hyphenation: Edel‧stein

      Noun

      Edelstein m (strong, genitive Edelsteines or Edelsteins, plural Edelsteine)

      1. gemstone
        Synonyms: Juwel, Schmuckstein

      Declension

      Declension of Edelstein [masculine, strong]
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative ein der Edelstein die Edelsteine
      genitive eines des Edelsteines, Edelsteins der Edelsteine
      dative einem dem Edelstein, Edelsteine1 den Edelsteinen
      accusative einen den Edelstein die Edelsteine

      1Now rare, see notes.

      Further reading

      Portuguese

      Etymology

      Borrowed from German Edelstein.

      Proper noun

      Edelstein m or f by sense

      1. a surname from German
      This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.