Stein – German noun declension

German noun forms of Stein

Noun: Stein
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singularein Stein
Plural Steine

Definite

Singularder Stein
Pluraldie Steine

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareines Steins; Steines
Plural Steine

Definite

Singulardes Steins; Steines
Pluralder Steine

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareinem Stein; Steine
Plural Steinen

Definite

Singulardem Stein; Steine
Pluralden Steinen

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareinen Stein
Plural Steine

Definite

Singularden Stein
Pluraldie Steine

Sample Sentences

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
3. Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-
4. Proto-Indo-European *stoyh₂nos
5. Proto-Germanic *stainaz
6. Proto-West Germanic *stain
7. Old High German stein
8. Middle High German stein
9. German Stein
10. 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-.
11. 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). See: Dutch Nouns 'steen', English Nouns 'stone', Danish Nouns 'sten', Swedish Nouns 'sten', Gothic Nouns '𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃'.

Verbs referencing "Stein"

English Nouns stone, English Nouns stein, Old English Nouns stan, Icelandic Nouns steinn, Gothic Nouns 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃, English Nouns styen.

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