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Stein

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See also: stein, stein-, and -stein

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from German Stein. Doublet of Stone and Steen.

Proper noun

Stein (plural Steins)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
  2. A surname from German Stein.
    • 2025 February 10, Monica Haider, “Dermatologists share how to treat dry skin”, in CNN:
      “Sunlight tends to make it a little better,” Stein said. “When people are more covered up in clothing like they are in the fall and the winter, some people’s psoriasis gets worse.”

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Stein is the 796th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 43,389 individuals. Stein is most common among White (94.4%) individuals.

Anagrams

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Limburg) First attested as steyne in 1263. Derived from Middle Dutch stein (stone building, castle).
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as steene in 1317. Named after Stein in Limburg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛi̯n/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Stein
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Proper noun

Stein n

  1. a village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Catsop, Berg aan de Maas, Elsloo, Kerensheide, Kleine Meers, Maasband, Meers, Nattenhoven, Nieuwdorp, Terhagen, Urmond, Veldschuur
  2. a hamlet and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “stein”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun

Stein ?

  1. a surname from German

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (stone), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyh₂-.

Cognate with Yiddish שטיין (shteyn), Dutch steen, Low German Steen, West Frisian stien, Saterland Frisian Steen, English stone, Danish sten, Swedish sten, Norwegian stein, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains).

Pronunciation

Noun

Stein m (strong, genitive Steins or Steines, plural Steine, diminutive Steinchen n)

  1. stone, rock
    Synonyms: Gestein, Gesteinsbrocken, Naturstein
  2. any stone-like material such as brick or concrete
  3. pit (core of a fruit)
    Synonym: Kern
  4. (games) ellipsis of Spielstein (piece, token, tile)
  5. (historical) stone (unit of weight)
  6. (colloquial, in the plural) money, bucks
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Geld
  7. (regional) stein (type of beer mug)
    Synonyms: Bierkrug, Humpen

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

Stein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Steins or (with an article) Stein, feminine genitive Stein, plural Steins)

  1. a topographic or surname originating as an occupation

See also

Further reading

  • Stein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Stein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Stein” in Duden online
  • Stein” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Stein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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German Low German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛɪ̯n/, /ʃtaɪ̯n/

Noun

Stein m (plural Steinen)

  1. alternative spelling of Steen

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Stein

  1. accusative of Steinn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Old Norse Steinn, from steinn (stone), whence also stein. Also a short form of compound names with the element. Cognate with Faroese Steinur, Icelandic Steinn, Swedish Sten, and Danish Steen, as well as English Stone.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛɪːn/
  • (North West) IPA(key): [stæɪ̯ːɲ], [stɛɪ̯ːɲ]
  • (South West) IPA(key): [stɛ̝ɪ̯dn], [sta̝ɪ̯dn]

Proper noun

Stein m (definite Steinen)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “stone”

Usage notes

Patronymics:

  • son of Stein: Steinsson
  • daughter of Stein: Steinsdotter

References

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Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Stein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂtajn/
  • Rhymes: -ajn
  • Syllabification: Stein

Proper noun

Stein m pers

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

Proper noun

Stein f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from German

Further reading

  • Stein in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Stein”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun

Stein m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun

Stein m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German

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