Königstein

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, König +‎ Stein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkøːnɪkˌʃtaɪ̯n], [ˈkøːnɪçˌʃtaɪ̯n]
  • Hyphenation: Kö‧nig‧stein

Proper noun

der Königstein m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Königsteins or des Königsteines)

  1. Any of a number of mountains in Germany, Romania and Namibia

Declension

Declension of Königstein [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
def. noun
nominative der Königstein
genitive des Königsteins, Königsteines
dative dem Königstein, Königsteine1
accusative den Königstein

1Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Königstein n (proper noun, genitive Königsteins or (optionally with an article) Königstein)

  1. a spa town in Hochtaunuskreis district, Hesse, Germany; official name: Königstein im Taunus
  2. a town in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany; official name: Königstein/Sachsen
  3. a market town in Amberg-Sulzbach district, Bavaria, Germany; official name: Markt Königstein i.d. Oberpfalz
  4. Any of a number of castles in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Declension

Declension of Königstein [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Königstein
genitive des Königsteins, Königstein1
dative dem Königstein
accusative das Königstein

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Königstein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Königsteins or (with an article) Königstein, feminine genitive Königstein, plural Königsteins)

  1. a surname
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