Seifenstein
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German
Etymology
Seife (“soap”) + -n- + Stein (“stone”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Seifenstein m (strong, genitive Seifensteins or Seifensteines, plural Seifensteine)
- synonym of Saponit (“saponite”)
- (rare) synonym of Speckstein (“soapstone”)
- short for Dresdner Seifenstein (“a kind of clinker brick”)
- a mixture of lye and soda used in soap production
Declension
Declension of Seifenstein
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Seifenstein | die | Seifensteine |
| genitive | eines | des | Seifensteins, Seifensteines | der | Seifensteine |
| dative | einem | dem | Seifenstein, Seifensteine1 | den | Seifensteinen |
| accusative | einen | den | Seifenstein | die | Seifensteine |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
Seifenstein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
