Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edelstein

/ˈɛdəlstˌaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: edel-stein
IPA: /ˈɛdəlstˌaɪn/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Etymology tree German edel Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *stóyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old High German stein Middle High German stein German Stein German Edelsteinbor. English Edelstein Borrowed from German Edelstein.

Inflected Forms

Edelsteins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce edelstein?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛdəlstˌaɪn/.
What does edelstein mean?: A surname from German.
Where does edelstein come from?: Etymology tree German edel Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *stóyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old High German stein Middle High German stein German Stein German Edelsteinbor. English Edelstein Borrowed from German Edelstein.

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