"stein-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [German]

Etymology: From Stein (“stone”). Originally used in semantically transparent forms like steinalt (“stone-old”), steinhart (“stone-hard”), steintaub (“stone-deaf”), steintot (“stone-dead”), etc. Then generalised to other adjectives without a semantic relation to the basic word, such as steinreich (literally “stone-rich”). See the same in Dutch steengoed (literally “stone-good”), Icelandic steinóður (literally “stone-mad”). Compare further German stock-. Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|steengoed|lit=stone-good}} Dutch steengoed (literally “stone-good”), {{cog|is|steinóður|lit=stone-mad}} Icelandic steinóður (literally “stone-mad”), {{m+|de|stock-}} German stock- Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} stein-
  1. (colloquial) very Tags: colloquial, morpheme

Prefix [Icelandic]

Etymology: Ultimately an intensifier related to steinn (“stone”), as in calling someone "stone-deaf," or the phrase steinn óður (“stone mad”). Compare Danish sten-, German stein-. Etymology templates: {{cog|da|sten-}} Danish sten-, {{cog|de|stein-}} German stein- Head templates: {{head|is|prefix}} stein-
  1. (emphatic) completely, extremely Tags: emphatic, morpheme Synonyms: alveg Derived forms: steinblindur, steindauður, steinhissa, steinhalda kjafti, steinhljóð, steinsnar, steinþegja
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