Bernstein

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Bernstein.

Proper noun

Bernstein (plural Bernsteins)

  1. A surname from German.
  2. A transliteration of the Russian surname Бернштейн (Bernštejn).

Translations

French

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Bernstein.

Proper noun

Bernstein m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German
  2. A transliteration of the Russian surname Бернштейн (Bernštejn).

Further reading

German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛrnˌʃtaɪ̯n/, ,
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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)

  1. (usually uncountable) amber
Declension
Declension of Bernstein
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 rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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)

  1. A municipality of Burgenland, Austria
  2. (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)

  1. a surname
Descendants
  • → English: Bernstein
  • → French: Bernstein
  • → Hungarian: Bernstein
  • → Chinese: → 伯恩斯坦 (Bó'ēnsītǎn) (transliteration)

Further reading

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bernstein

  1. 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

References

  • Laczkó, Krisztina with Attila Mártonfi (2006) Helyesírás [Orthography], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN
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