barnsteen

Dutch

Etymology

From barn (“burn”) +‎ steen (“stone”). The former part of the compound is related to the Dutch verb branden (“to burn”). Cognate to English brimstone, German Bernstein (“amber”) and Icelandic brennisteinn (“sulfur, brimstone”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑrn.steːn/
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Hyphenation: barn‧steen

Noun

barnsteen m (plural barnstenen, diminutive barnsteentje n)

an amber stone, a fossil resin

Noun

barnsteen n (uncountable)

the material of a fossil resin

Derived terms

barnsteengeel
barnstenen
barnsteenkracht