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German
Etymology
Stein + alt, literally “stone-old”, later reanalyzed as stein- (“very-”) + alt.
Pronunciation
Adjective
steinalt (strong nominative masculine singular steinalter, not comparable)
- ancient
1911, Lily Braun, Memoiren einer Sozialistin [Memoirs of a Woman Socialist], Kampfjahre, München: Albert Langen:Sie hätten nur sehen sollen, wie tapfer die Frauen, vom kleinen Mädchen bis zum steinalten Mütterchen, ihren Vätern und Söhnen zur Seite standen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Positive forms of steinalt (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “steinalt” in Duden online
- “steinalt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache