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German
Etymology
Stein + Haufen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯fn̩/
- Hyphenation: Stein‧hau‧fen
Noun
Steinhaufen m (strong, genitive Steinhaufens, plural Steinhaufen)
- pile of stone
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Jeremiah 9:11 (with KJV translation)
Und ich will Jerusalem zum Steinhaufen und zur Wohnung der Schakale machen und will die Städte Juda's wüst machen, daß niemand darin wohnen soll.- And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
Declension
Declension of Steinhaufen
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