Meitner in German

IPA: /ˈmaɪt.nɐ/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -aɪtnɐ Etymology: After family names became required, Lise Meitner's great-great-grandfather took the surname "Meietheiner" (Meiethein (a village now known as Majetín) + -er) in the late 18th century. It is an indication that the family had lived in it a long time. The surname eventually shortened to "Meitheiner", "Meithner", "Meitner". Etymology templates: {{suffix|de||-er<id:inhabitant>|alt1=Meiethein|pos1=a village now known as Majetín}} Meiethein (a village now known as Majetín) + -er Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Meitner m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Meitners or (with an article) Meitner, feminine genitive Meitner, plural Meitners or Meitner) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|surname}} Forms: Meitners [genitive, masculine], Meitner [genitive, masculine], Meitner [feminine, genitive], Meitners [plural], Meitner [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Meitner [masculine, nominative, singular], Meitner [feminine, nominative, singular], Meitners [definite, nominative, plural], Meitner [definite, nominative, plural], Meitners [genitive, masculine, singular], Meitner [genitive, masculine, singular], Meitner [feminine, genitive, singular], Meitners [definite, genitive, plural], Meitner [definite, genitive, plural], Meitner [dative, masculine, singular], Meitner [dative, feminine, singular], Meitners [dative, definite, plural], Meitner [dative, definite, plural], Meitner [accusative, masculine, singular], Meitner [accusative, feminine, singular], Meitners [accusative, definite, plural], Meitner [accusative, definite, plural]

Inflected forms

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    },
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}

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"Meitner" meaning in German

Proper name

Inflected forms