Steinmetz

Borrowed from German Steinmetz, an occupational name for a stonemason.

Steinmetz

1. A surname from German.
   • 2025 June 5, Grace Gilson, “Boulder’s ‘shocked and traumatized’ Jewish community takes stock of losses and strengths”, in The Times of Israel‎^[1]:

     In an interview with NBC News Tuesday, Steinmetz said she “wants people to be nice and decent to each other, kind, respectful, encompassing” after being asked what she wants Americans to know following the attack.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Steinmetz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

From Middle High German steinmetze, from Old High German steinmezzo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaɪnˌmɛts/

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(spoken or written) Steinmetz m (strong or weak, genitive (spoken or written) Steinmetzes or (mostly only when written) Steinmetzen, plural (spoken or written) Steinmetze or (mostly only when written) Steinmetzen, feminine Steinmetzin)

1. stonemason (male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonym: Steinhauer

• The word may follow either the weak or strong declension pattern, although most dictionaries mention only the weak declension. In the written language, both are common; in regular spoken language, however, strong declension prevails.

• “Steinmetz” in Duden online
• “Steinmetz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache