Braunstein
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Braunstein.
Proper noun
Braunstein
- A surname from German.
- 2018 December 26, Veronica Stracqualursi, “New York Times: Daughters of foot doctor say he diagnosed Trump with bone spurs as ‘favor’ to Fred Trump”, in CNN[1]:
- Dr. Larry Braunstein, a podiatrist who died in 2007, often told the story of providing Donald Trump with the diagnosis of bone spurs in his heels so he could be exempt from military service, his two daughters – Dr. Elysa Braunstein and Sharon Kessel – told the New York Times.
German
Etymology
From braun (“brown”) + Stein (“stone”).
Noun
Braunstein m (strong, genitive Braunsteins, plural Braunsteine)
Declension
Declension of Braunstein [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Braunstein | die | Braunsteine |
| genitive | eines | des | Braunsteins | der | Braunsteine |
| dative | einem | dem | Braunstein | den | Braunsteinen |
| accusative | einen | den | Braunstein | die | Braunsteine |
Further reading
- “Braunstein” in Duden online