Schornstein

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schor(n)stein, Old High German scorrenstein. The first element is from schore (“support”), related to the root of scheren (“to cut”); the second element is from Stein (“stone”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Schornstein m (strong, genitive Schornsteines or Schornsteins, plural Schornsteine)

  1. chimney
    Synonyms: Kamin, Rauchfang (Austria), Esse

Declension

Declension of Schornstein [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schornstein die Schornsteine
genitive eines des Schornsteines, Schornsteins der Schornsteine
dative einem dem Schornstein, Schornsteine1 den Schornsteinen
accusative einen den Schornstein die Schornsteine

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Schornstein”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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