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stein¹

  • /staɪn/

Rhymes with -aɪn

Where it comes from

From a regional use of German Stein (“stone”). Probably a clipping of Steingut (“stoneware”) or Steinkrug (“stone pitcher”). Compare Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a pot of stone or earth”). Doublet of stone. More at stean.

noun steins

  1. A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass. So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein—coloring and all. Backed by towering hills,[…]a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's

Stein²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Stein. Doublet of Stone and Steen.

proper noun Steins

  1. countable, uncountable A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
  2. countable, uncountable A surname from German Stein. Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married Sunday evening at the Palisadium, an event space in Cliffside Park, N.J. Rabbi Yaacov Love is to officiate.
  3. countable, uncountable A male given name from Norwegian.
  4. countable, uncountable A municipality in Rheinfelden district, Aargau canton, Switzerland, across the Rhine from Bad Säckingen in Germany.
  5. countable, uncountable A municipality in Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, Switzerland.
  6. countable, uncountable A settlement in Meiringen municipality, Bern canton, Switzerland.
  7. countable, uncountable A village and former municipality, now in Nesslau municipality, St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: beer mug, tankard, borg, mug, tajikistan, elroy, chuang, sixty, flagon, jug, seidel, goblet, pint, quart, pot, krug

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noun a beer mug

Françaischope
DeutschBierkrug, Bierglas, Bierseidel, Seidel, Maßkrug, Maß
Italianoboccale
Românăhalbă

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@misc{stein_2026,
  title = {stein},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stein},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}