Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kirstein

/kˈɝstaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: kirstein
IPA: /kˈɝstaɪn/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German [in turn transferred from the given name].

name

An Ashkenazi surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kirstein, from a derivative of Latin Chrīstiānus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Chrīstiānus, Kirschstein

Inflected Forms

Kirsteins (plural) Kerstein (alternative)

Rhymes With

burstein gerstein

Questions

How do you pronounce kirstein?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɝstaɪn/.
What does kirstein mean?: A surname from German [in turn transferred from the given name].
Where does kirstein come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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