Steei

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German stein, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyhβ‚‚-. Cognate with German Stein, Dutch steen, English stone, Danish sten, Gothic πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΉπŒ½πƒ (stains).

Noun

Steei m

  1. (Uri) stone, rock

References
  • β€œSteei” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (BeitrΓ€ge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 8.
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