Stein

See also: stein and stein-

English

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.

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

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/
  • (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, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References

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

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 (stone), from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyh₂-.

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtaɪn/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

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

  1. stone, rock
    Synonyms: Gestein, Gesteinsbrocken
  2. pit (core of a fruit)
    Synonym: Kern
  3. (historical) stone (unit of weight)
  4. (regional) stein (type of beer mug)
    Synonym: Bierkrug
  5. (colloquial, in the plural) money
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Geld

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

  • Acetylcystein (ACC)

See also

See also

  • Genistein

See also

See also

  • L-Cystein

See also

  • S-Adenosyl-L-Homocystein (SAH)

See also

See also

  • Zystein (cysteine) (Cys, C)

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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /steiːn/

Proper noun

Stein

  1. accusative of Steinn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Stein.

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/
  • (Sunnmøre) IPA(key): [stæɪ̯ːɲ]
  • (South East) IPA(key): [stɛ̝ɪ̯dn], [sta̝ɪ̯dn]

Proper noun

Stein m

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

Usage notes

Patronymics:

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

Male given names:

Female given names:

  • Steina
  • Steinbjørg
  • Steinfrid, Steinrid
  • Steingjerd
  • Steinhild
  • Steinlaug
  • Steinny
  • Steinunn
  • Steinvor
  • Steinøy

References

  • Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn, →ISBN, page 333
  • Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne, →ISBN, page 36
  • Kristoffer Kruken; Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 031 males with the given name Stein living in Norway on January 1st 2022. Accessed on 7th December, 2022.

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

  1. a surname from German
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