Feldstein

English

Etymology

From Yiddish and Jewish German (see below). The name is not common among Christian Germans.

Proper noun

Feldstein (plural Feldsteins)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Feldstein is the 22281^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1157 individuals. Feldstein is most common among White (94.64%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Steinfeld

German

Etymology

From Middle High German veltstein. By surface analysis, Feld (“field”) +‎ Stein (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛltˌʃtaɪ̯n/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Feld‧stein

Noun

Feldstein m (strong, genitive Feldsteins or Feldsteines, plural Feldsteine)

1. fieldstone (stone lying about in a field or other open territory)

Declension

Declension of Feldstein [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Feldstein	die	Feldsteine
genitive	eines	des	Feldsteins, Feldsteines	der	Feldsteine
dative	einem	dem	Feldstein, Feldsteine1	den	Feldsteinen
accusative	einen	den	Feldstein	die	Feldsteine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Feldstein” in Duden online
• “Feldstein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Feldstein” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.