Feuerstein

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Feuerstein. Doublet of Firestone.

Proper noun

Feuerstein (plural Feuersteins)

  1. A surname from German.

German

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Etymology

From Feuer (fire) +‎ Stein (stone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔʏ̯ɐˌʃtaɪ̯n/
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  • Hyphenation: Feu‧er‧stein

Noun

Feuerstein m (strong, genitive Feuersteines or Feuersteins, plural Feuersteine)

  1. flint, chert
    Synonym: (less common) Flint

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Proper noun

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* "Er machte sich Frau Feuersteins Einwand ganz zu eigen." ()
* "Ihre Arbeit verrichten sie meist kniend auf dem Boden mit Putzeimer und Lappen, Frau Feuersteins Eimer ist aber wesentlich kleiner." ()
* "Wer zu Fred und Wilma Feuersteins Zeit aus der Gruppe ausgestoßen wurde, der hat nicht lange überlebt." ()
* "Wie heißen Fred und Wilma Feuersteins Nachbarn, die Geröllheimers, mit Vornamen (Vater, Mutter, Kind)?" ()
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Feuerstein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Feuersteins or (with an article) Feuerstein, feminine genitive Feuerstein, plural Feuersteins)

  1. a surname

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Feuerstein.

Proper noun

Feuerstein m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German