"-stein" meaning in All languages combined

See -stein on Wiktionary

Suffix [Dutch]

Audio: nl-Stein.ogg
Etymology: From Middle Dutch -stein, from Middle High German stein (“stone”). Never used in this form outside of compounds in Dutch, this toponymic suffix started being adopted from Middle High German toponymy in the 13th century and has remained somewhat productive as a toponymic suffix in Dutch to the present day. Doublet of steen (“stone”), the linguistically regular Dutch form. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|-stein}} Middle Dutch -stein, {{der|nl|gmh|stein|t=stone}} Middle High German stein (“stone”), {{doublet|nl|steen|t1=stone}} Doublet of steen (“stone”) Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix}} -stein
  1. A toponymic suffix indicating a castle, fortress, manor or estate. Tags: morpheme

Suffix [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from German -stein. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|-stein}} Borrowed from German -stein Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -stein, {{en-suffix}} -stein
  1. Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname. Tags: morpheme

Suffix [German]

Audio: De--stein.ogg
Etymology: From Stein (“stone”). Head templates: {{head|de|suffix}} -stein
  1. Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--stein-de-suffix-~xN5So1L Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "-stein"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from German -stein",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German -stein.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "",
        "id": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-stein",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-stein",
      "name": "en-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname."
      ],
      "id": "en--stein-en-suffix-~xN5So1L",
      "links": [
        [
          "patronymic",
          "patronymic#English"
        ],
        [
          "matronymic",
          "matronymic#English"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-stein"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "-stein"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch -stein",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "stein",
        "t": "stone"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German stein (“stone”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "steen",
        "t1": "stone"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of steen (“stone”)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch -stein, from Middle High German stein (“stone”). Never used in this form outside of compounds in Dutch, this toponymic suffix started being adopted from Middle High German toponymy in the 13th century and has remained somewhat productive as a toponymic suffix in Dutch to the present day. Doublet of steen (“stone”), the linguistically regular Dutch form.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-stein",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A toponymic suffix indicating a castle, fortress, manor or estate."
      ],
      "id": "en--stein-nl-suffix-0AyopB~B",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "nl-Stein.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0a/Nl-Stein.ogg/Nl-Stein.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Nl-Stein.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-stein"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "-stein"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Stein (“stone”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-stein",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname."
      ],
      "id": "en--stein-de-suffix-~xN5So1L",
      "links": [
        [
          "patronymic",
          "patronymic#English"
        ],
        [
          "matronymic",
          "matronymic#English"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "De--stein.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/62/De--stein.ogg/De--stein.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/De--stein.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-stein"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "-stein"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch -stein",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "stein",
        "t": "stone"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German stein (“stone”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "steen",
        "t1": "stone"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of steen (“stone”)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch -stein, from Middle High German stein (“stone”). Never used in this form outside of compounds in Dutch, this toponymic suffix started being adopted from Middle High German toponymy in the 13th century and has remained somewhat productive as a toponymic suffix in Dutch to the present day. Doublet of steen (“stone”), the linguistically regular Dutch form.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-stein",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch doublets",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch suffixes",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle High German",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A toponymic suffix indicating a castle, fortress, manor or estate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "nl-Stein.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0a/Nl-Stein.ogg/Nl-Stein.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Nl-Stein.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-stein"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "-stein"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from German -stein",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German -stein.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "",
        "id": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-stein",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-stein",
      "name": "en-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English suffixes",
        "English terms borrowed from German",
        "English terms derived from German",
        "Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "patronymic",
          "patronymic#English"
        ],
        [
          "matronymic",
          "matronymic#English"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-stein"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "-stein"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Stein (“stone”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-stein",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German suffixes",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "patronymic",
          "patronymic#English"
        ],
        [
          "matronymic",
          "matronymic#English"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "De--stein.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/62/De--stein.ogg/De--stein.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/De--stein.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-stein"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -stein meaning in All languages combined (3.5kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-02-19 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-02-01 using wiktextract (f492ef9 and 59dc20b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.