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Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein (“stone”), from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyh₂-. Cognates include German Stein, Yiddish שטיין (shteyn), English stone, Old Norse steinn, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains).
Pronunciation
Noun
Staa m (plural Stana or Staner, diminutive Steindl or Steinderl) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)
- stone, rock
East Central German
Noun
Staa m (plural Staa)
- (Erzgebirgisch) stone, rock
References
- 1998 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Eierquatsch und drackite Supp: Ein heiteres Mundartbuch aus dem Erzgebirge und dem Vogtland, P. 42
Further reading
2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 118: