Bernstein
English
Etymology
German Bernstein
Proper noun
Bernstein (plural Bernsteins)
- A surname from German.
Translations
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French
Etymology
German Bernstein
Proper noun
Bernstein ?
- a surname from German
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛrnˌʃtaɪ̯n/, [ˈbɛɐ̯nˌʃtaɪ̯n], [ˈbɛʁn-]
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle Low German bernstein, barnstēn. Pertaining to brennen (“to burn”) with Low German metathesis of -r- (compare bersten, Born).
Cognate with English brimstone and Old Norse brennisteinn. The word was borrowed from Middle Low German into several Scandinavian and Slavic languages.
Noun
Bernstein m (strong, genitive Bernsteines or Bernsteins, plural Bernsteine)
- (usually uncountable) amber
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Bernstein | die | Bernsteine |
| genitive | eines | des | Bernsteines, Bernsteins | der | Bernsteine |
| dative | einem | dem | Bernstein, Bernsteine1 | den | Bernsteinen |
| accusative | einen | den | Bernstein | die | Bernsteine |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- bernsteinern
- Bernsteinzimmer
Etymology 2
In some cases from etymology 1, in others probably from Bär (“bear”) + Stein or perhaps yet other words. Also compare Barenstein and Bärenstein.
Proper noun
Bernstein n (proper noun, genitive Bernsteins or (optionally with an article) Bernstein)
- A municipality of Burgenland, Austria
- (chiefly historical) a town in Pomerania, now Pełczyce, Poland
Proper noun
Bernstein m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Bernsteins or (with an article) Bernstein, plural Bernsteins or Bernstein)
- a surname
Descendants
- → English: Bernstein
- → French: Bernstein
- → Hungarian: Bernstein
Further reading
- “Bernstein” in Duden online
- “Bernstein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bernstein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 146.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛrnʃtɛjn]
- Hyphenation: Berns‧tein
- Rhymes: -ɛjn
Proper noun
Bernstein
- a surname
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Bernstein | Bernsteinek |
| accusative | Bernsteint | Bernsteineket |
| dative | Bernsteinnek | Bernsteineknek |
| instrumental | Bernsteinnel | Bernsteinekkel |
| causal-final | Bernsteinért | Bernsteinekért |
| translative | Bernsteinné | Bernsteinekké |
| terminative | Bernsteinig | Bernsteinekig |
| essive-formal | Bernsteinként | Bernsteinekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Bernsteinben | Bernsteinekben |
| superessive | Bernsteinen | Bernsteineken |
| adessive | Bernsteinnél | Bernsteineknél |
| illative | Bernsteinbe | Bernsteinekbe |
| sublative | Bernsteinre | Bernsteinekre |
| allative | Bernsteinhez | Bernsteinekhez |
| elative | Bernsteinből | Bernsteinekből |
| delative | Bernsteinről | Bernsteinekről |
| ablative | Bernsteintől | Bernsteinektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | Bernsteiné | Bernsteineké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | Bernsteinéi | Bernsteinekéi |
| Possessive forms of Bernstein | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Bernsteinem | Bernsteinjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | Bernsteined | Bernsteinjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | Bernsteinje | Bernsteinjei |
| 1st person plural | Bernsteinünk | Bernsteinjeink |
| 2nd person plural | Bernsteinetek | Bernsteinjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | Bernsteinjük | Bernsteinjeik |
Derived terms
- bernsteini
- bernsteinizmus
References
- Laczkó, Krisztina and Attila Mártonfi. Helyesírás (’Orthography’). Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, 2006. →ISBN