stein

stein

See also: stein- and Stein

English

Faience beer stein

Glass beer stein

Etymology

From a regional use[1] of German Stein (“stone”). Probably a clipping of Steingut (“stoneware”) or Steinkrug (“stone pitcher”). Compare Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a pot of stone or earth”). Doublet of stone. More at stean.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /staɪn/

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  Rhymes: -aɪn

Noun

stein (plural steins)

1. A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.
   • 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, “Zollenstein”, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 731476803, page 40:

     So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein—coloring and all. Backed by towering hills, […] a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.

   • 1974, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

     A gnome-size German civilian with a red von Hindenburg mustache is dispensing steins of what looks to be mostly head.

Related terms

• Stein
• steinstrasse

Translations

a beer mug

Bulgarian: керамична халба f (keramična halba) Catalan: boc (ca) m Dutch: bierpul (nl) f Finnish: oluttuoppi (fi) French: chope (fr) f German: Bierkrug (de) m, Bierglas (de) n, Bierseidel (de) n, Seidel (de) n, Maßkrug (de) m, Maß (de) f, Steinkrug m, Humpen (de) m Italian: boccale (it) m Polish: kufel (pl) m Romanian: halbă (ro) f Swedish: stop (sv) n Turkish: bira kupası Ukrainian: ку́холь m (kúxolʹ) Volapük: biraköp (vo)

See also

• beer glass
• tankard

References

• Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.

1. “stein” in Duden online

Further reading

• Beer stein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Tiens, inset, neist, nites, senti, set in, sient, snite, tines, tsine

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Crimean Gothic

Alternative forms

• stern

Etymology

Possibly a corruption of stern. At any rate from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun

stein

1. star
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:

     Stein. Stella.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /steiːn/

Noun

stein

1. indefinite accusative singular of steinn

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Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German stein, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̠tɛi̯n/

Noun

stein m (plural steine)

1. stone
   • circa 1200, Walther von der Vogelweide, Ich saz ūf eime steine:

     Ich saz ūf eime steine
     Und dahte bein mit beine.

     I was sitting on a stone
     Putting one leg over the other.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stæɪn/

  Rhymes: -æɪn

Adjective

stein (neuter singular stein, definite singular and plural steine)

1. (slang) stoned, under the influence of cannabis

Noun

stein m (definite singular steinen, indefinite plural steiner, definite plural steinene)

1. stone
2. pip (in citrus fruit, grapes)

Alternative forms

• sten (Bokmål)

Derived terms

Terms derived from stein

belegningsstein byggestein bygningsstein edelstein gallestein gravstein grunnstein hjørnestein kalkstein kampestein murstein møllestein

nyrestein siltstein smykkestein småstein steinalder steinansikt steinarbeid steinblokk steinbrudd steindød steine steinete

steingammel, steingammal steingjerde steingrunn steinkast steinkobbe steinmur steinras steinsirkel steinsprut steinvegg takstein

Verb

stein

1. imperative of steine

References

• “stein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (noun): steidn
• (adverb): steinsens

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Akin to English stone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛɪːn/

Noun

stein m (definite singular steinen, indefinite plural steinar, definite plural steinane)

1. stone
2. pip (e.g. in citrus fruit, grapes, cherries)

Derived terms

Terms derived from stein

byggestein bygningsstein edelstein gallestein gravstein grunnstein hjørnestein kalkstein kampestein murstein nyrestein siltstein

smykkestein småstein stabbestein steinalder steinansikt steinarbeid steinblokk steindød steine, steina steinete steingammal

steingard steingjerde steingrunn steinkast steinkobbe steinmur steinras steinsirkel steinsprut steinvegg takstein

Adjective

stein (indefinite singular stein, definite singular and plural steine)

1. (slang) stoned, under the influence of cannabis

Adverb

stein

1. (colloquial) Used as an intensifier; completely

   Noko er stein hakkande gale?

References

• “stein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun

stein m

1. stone

Declension

Declension of stein (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	stein	steina
accusative	stein	steina
genitive	steines	steino
dative	steine	steinum
instrumental	steinu	—

Derived terms

• agatstein
• fiurstein
• flinsstein
• griozstein
• salzstein
• santstein
• senkilstein
• steinofan

Descendants

• Middle High German: stein
  • Alemannic German: Steei

    Swabian: Schdoi, Schdoa

  • Bavarian: Schdoa, Schdaa
  • Central Franconian: Stään, Steen, Stein

    Hunsrik: Steen, xtayn

    Transylvanian Saxon: Stien

  • German: Stein
  • Luxembourgish: Steen
  • Vilamovian: śtan
  • Yiddish: שטיין‎ (shteyn)

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Old Norse

Noun

stein

1. indefinite accusative singular of steinn