Keilstein

German

Etymology

From Keil +‎ Stein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɪ̯lˌʃtaɪ̯n/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Keil‧stein

Noun

Keilstein m (strong, genitive Keilsteines or Keilsteins, plural Keilsteine)

  1. voussoir

Declension

Declension of Keilstein [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Keilstein die Keilsteine
genitive eines des Keilsteines, Keilsteins der Keilsteine
dative einem dem Keilstein, Keilsteine1 den Keilsteinen
accusative einen den Keilstein die Keilsteine

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Keilstein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Keilstein” in Duden online
  • “Keilstein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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