Weinstein

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Weinstein or Yiddish ווײַנשטיין (vaynshteyn). The verb is from the behavior of Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood movie mogul.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaɪnstiːn/, /ˈwaɪnstaɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Weinstein (plural Weinsteins)

  1. An occupational or ornamental surname from German.
    • 2005 March 30, “Miramax founders leave Disney”, in The Guardian‎:
      Miramax Films cofounders Bob and Harvey Weinstein will end their successful, but often tumultuous, 12-year relationship with The Walt Disney Company to launch their own media company.
  2. An ornamental surname from Yiddish.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Weinstein is the 2659th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13563 individuals. Weinstein is most common among White (95.62%) individuals.

Verb

Weinstein (third-person singular simple present Weinsteins, present participle Weinsteining, simple past and past participle Weinsteined)

  1. (slang) To make inappropriate sexual advances, especially from a position of power.
    • ]
  • (transitive, slang, uncommon) To accuse someone in an influential position of sexual harassment.
    Synonym: Weinstein
    • 2017 October 22, David French, “It’s Time for Bill O’Reilly To Be Weinsteined”, in National Review‎:
      None of this should be hard. There are too many allegations settled for too much money for O’Reilly to receive the benefit of the doubt. It’s time for O’Reilly to be Weinsteined.
    • 2017 November 21, Aaron Betsky, “Waiting to Be Weinsteined: When Will Accusations of Sexual Harassment Arise in Architecture?”, in Architect Magazine‎:
      Waiting to Be Weinsteined: When Will Accusations of Sexual Harassment Arise in Architecture?

    • French

    Etymology

    Borrowed from German Weinstein.

    Proper noun

    Weinstein ?

    1. a surname from German

    German

    German Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

    From Middle High German wīnstein. Equivalent to Wein (“wine”) +‎ Stein (“stone”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Weinstein m (strong, genitive Weinsteines or Weinsteins, plural Weinsteine)

    1. cream of tartar

    Declension

    Declension of Weinstein
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Weinstein die Weinsteine
    genitive eines des Weinsteines, Weinsteins der Weinsteine
    dative einem dem Weinstein, Weinsteine1 den Weinsteinen
    accusative einen den Weinstein die Weinsteine

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Proper noun

    Weinstein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Weinsteins or (with an article) Weinstein, feminine genitive Weinstein, plural Weinsteins)

    1. a metonymic surname originating as an occupation for a vintner or winemaker
    2. an ornamental surname

    Declension

    Declension of Weinstein
    singular plural
    masculine feminine
    indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative (ein) (der) Weinstein (eine) (die) Weinstein (die) Weinsteins
    genitive (eines) (des) Weinsteins, Weinstein1 (einer) (der) Weinstein (der) Weinsteins
    dative (einem) (dem) Weinstein (einer) (der) Weinstein (den) Weinsteins
    accusative (einen) (den) Weinstein (eine) (die) Weinstein (die) Weinsteins

    1With an article.

    Further reading

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from German Weinstein.

    Proper noun

    Weinstein m or f by sense

    1. a surname from German

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from German Weinstein.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Weinstein m or f by sense

    1. a surname from German
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