Eisenstein
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from German Eisenstein.
Proper noun
Eisenstein (countable and uncountable, plural Eisensteins)
- A surname from German.
- A transliteration of the Russian surname Эйзенштейн (Ejzenštejn).
- A town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from German Eisenstein.
Proper noun
Eisenstein m or f by sense
- a surname from German
- a transliteration of the Russian surname Эйзенштейн (Ejzenštejn)
Further reading
German
Etymology
From Eisen (“iron”) + Stein (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯zn̩ʃtaɪn]
- Hyphenation: Ei‧sen‧stein
Noun
Eisenstein m (strong, genitive Eisensteines or Eisensteins, plural Eisensteine)
Declension
Declension of Eisenstein [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Eisenstein | die | Eisensteine |
| genitive | eines | des | Eisensteines, Eisensteins | der | Eisensteine |
| dative | einem | dem | Eisenstein, Eisensteine1 | den | Eisensteinen |
| accusative | einen | den | Eisenstein | die | Eisensteine |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hyponyms
- Brauneisenstein, Magneteisenstein, Raseneisenstein, Roteisenstein, Toneisenstein
Related terms
Proper noun
Eisenstein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Eisensteins or (with an article) Eisenstein, feminine genitive Eisenstein, plural Eisensteins)
- a surname
Declension
Declension of Eisenstein [masculine // feminine, surname]
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Eisenstein | (eine) | (die) | Eisenstein | (die) | Eisensteins |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Eisensteins, Eisenstein1 | (einer) | (der) | Eisenstein | (der) | Eisensteins |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Eisenstein | (einer) | (der) | Eisenstein | (den) | Eisensteins |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Eisenstein | (eine) | (die) | Eisenstein | (die) | Eisensteins |
1With an article.
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from German Eisenstein.
Proper noun
Eisenstein m or f by sense
- a surname from German