ŝtono
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Etymology
From a blend of English stone and German Stein, both from Proto-West Germanic *stain. Compare Yiddish שטיין (shteyn), Dutch steen.
Pronunciation
Noun
ŝtono (accusative singular ŝtonon, plural ŝtonoj, accusative plural ŝtonojn)
- stone
- 2018, Celso Emilio Ferreiro, “Longa nokto el ŝtono”, in Suso Moinhos, transl., Beletra Almanako, number 31, translation of Longa Noite de Pedra (in Galician), page 57:
- La planko estas el ŝtono.
- The floor is of stone.
Derived terms
- aerŝtono, meteorŝtono (“meteorite”)
- angulŝtono (“cornerstone”)
- ĉefŝtono (“keystone”)
- ferŝtono (“iron ore, ironstone”)
- kalkŝtono (“limestone”)
- sabloŝtono (“sandstone”)
- ŝtona (“stone”, adjective)
- ŝtonmortigi (“to execute by stoning”, transitive verb)