שטיין

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Yiddish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old High German stein (compare German Stein), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (cognate to English stone).

Noun

שטיין (shteynm, plural שטיינער (shteyner) or שטיין (shteyn)

  1. stone

Etymology 2

From Old High German stān, stēn (compare German stehen), from Proto-Germanic *stāną (related to English stand).

Verb

שטיין (shteyn) (past participle געשטאַנען (geshtanen))

  1. to stand
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