Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bernstein

/ˈbɝnstaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: bern-stein
IPA: /ˈbɝnstaɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German or Yiddish.

name

A transliteration of the Russian surname Бернштейн (Bernštejn).

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bernstein and Yiddish בערנשטיין (bernshteyn).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: בערנשטיין

Inflected Forms

Bernsteins (plural) Bernshteyn (alternative)

Derived Forms

Bernsteinian

Phrases

Bernstein polynomial

Questions

How do you pronounce bernstein?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɝnstaɪn/.
What does bernstein mean?: A surname from German or Yiddish.
Where does bernstein come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce bernstein

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