Bernstein

French

Proper noun

Bernstein

  1. A surname​.

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German bernstein, barnstēn. Pertaining to brennen (“to burn”) with Low German metathesis of -r- (compare bersten, Born). Cognate with English brimstone and Old Norse brennisteinn. The word was borrowed from Middle Low German into several Scandinavian and Slavic languages.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛʁnˌʃtaɪ̯n/, [ˈbɛʁnˌʃtaɪ̯n], [ˈbɛɐ̯n-]
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Noun

Bernstein m (genitive Bernsteines or Bernsteins, plural Bernsteine)

  1. amber

Declension
Declension of Bernstein
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bernstein die Bernsteine
genitive eines des Bernsteines,
Bernsteins		 der Bernsteine
dative einem dem Bernstein,
Bernsteine1		 den Bernsteinen
accusative einen den Bernstein die Bernsteine
1Now uncommon, see notes

Proper noun

Bernstein n (genitive Bernsteins)

  1. A municipality in Burgenland, Austria.
  2. (historical) Pełczyce, Poland

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛrnʃtɛjn]
  • Hyphenation: Berns‧tein

Proper noun

Bernstein

  1. A surname​.

Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Bernstein Bernsteinek
accusative Bernsteint Bernsteineket
dative Bernsteinnek Bernsteineknek
instrumental Bernsteinnel Bernsteinekkel
causal-final Bernsteinért Bernsteinekért
translative Bernsteinné Bernsteinekké
terminative Bernsteinig Bernsteinekig
essive-formal Bernsteinként Bernsteinekként
essive-modal — —
inessive Bernsteinben Bernsteinekben
superessive Bernsteinen Bernsteineken
adessive Bernsteinnél Bernsteineknél
illative Bernsteinbe Bernsteinekbe
sublative Bernsteinre Bernsteinekre
allative Bernsteinhez Bernsteinekhez
elative Bernsteinből Bernsteinekből
delative Bernsteinről Bernsteinekről
ablative Bernsteintől Bernsteinektől
Possessive forms of Bernstein
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Bernsteinem Bernsteinjeim
2nd person sing. Bernsteined Bernsteinjeid
3rd person sing. Bernsteinje Bernsteinjei
1st person plural Bernsteinünk Bernsteinjeink
2nd person plural Bernsteinetek Bernsteinjeitek
3rd person plural Bernsteinjük Bernsteinjeik

Derived terms
  • bernsteini
  • bernsteinizmus

References
  • Laczkó, Krisztina and Attila Mártonfi. Helyesírás (’Orthography’). Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, 2006. →ISBN
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