Edelgestein

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German

Etymology

From edel +‎ Gestein.

Noun

Edelgestein n (strong, genitive Edelgesteines or Edelgesteins, plural Edelgesteine)

  1. (archaic) gemstone
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Es prunkte und prahlte der Graf beim Wein / Mit dem Töchterchen sein und dem Edelgestein. / Was schert mich, du Gräflein, dein Edelgestein? / Mir mundet weit besser dein Töchterlein.
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Declension

Declension of Edelgestein
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Edelgestein die Edelgesteine
genitive eines des Edelgesteines, Edelgesteins der Edelgesteine
dative einem dem Edelgestein, Edelgesteine1 den Edelgesteinen
accusative ein das Edelgestein die Edelgesteine

1Now rare, see notes.

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