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-stein

/-staɪn/

-stein suffix: added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.

Suffix

-stein

  1. Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.

Origin of -stein

Borrowed from German -stein.

Questions about -stein

What does -stein mean?
-stein means added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
What part of speech is -stein?
-stein is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -stein?
-stein is pronounced /-staɪn/.

Words near -stein in the dictionary

  1. -stasis
  2. -stat
  3. -static
  4. -statin
  5. -stats
  6. -stein
  7. -steine
  8. -step
  9. -ster
  10. -steric
  11. -steride

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