Gestein

German

Etymology

ge- +‎ Stein

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯n/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Gestein n (genitive Gesteines or Gesteins, plural Gesteine)

  1. rock (material)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 35/2010, page 96:
      Viele Gewässer sind mit Quecksilber belastet, das die Goldsucher einsetzen, um das Metall vom Gestein zu lösen.
      Many waters are polluted with mercury, which is used by gold diggers to separate the metal from the rock.

Usage notes

The plural refers to different kinds of rock

Declension
Declension of Gestein
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gestein die Gesteine
genitive eines des Gesteines,
Gesteins		 der Gesteine
dative einem dem Gestein,
Gesteine1		 den Gesteinen
accusative ein das Gestein die Gesteine
1Now uncommon, see notes

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