das Stein
noun · /ʃtaɪn/ ·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).
Translation
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stone, rock
masculine, strong
Bob kann nicht besser schwimmen als ein Stein.
Bob can no more swim than a hammer can.
Tom kann nicht besser schwimmen als ein Stein.
Tom can swim no more than a stone can.
Das war hart wie Stein.
It was hard as rock.
- any stone-like material such as brick or concrete masculine, strong
- pit (core of a fruit) masculine, strong
- ellipsis of Spielstein (“piece, token, tile”) abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine, strong
- stone (unit of weight) historical, masculine, strong
- money, bucks colloquial, in-plural, masculine, strong
- stein (type of beer mug) masculine, regional, strong
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Stein | Steine |
| Accusative | Stein | Steine |
| Dative | Stein | Steinen |
| Genitive | Steins | Steine |