Sandstein

See also: sandstein

German

Etymology

Sand (“sand”) +‎ Stein (“-stone”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzantˌʃtaɪn/
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Hyphenation: Sand‧stein

Noun

Sandstein m (strong, genitive Sandsteines or Sandsteins, plural Sandsteine)

sandstone

Declension

Declension of Sandstein [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sandstein	die	Sandsteine
genitive	eines	des	Sandsteines, Sandsteins	der	Sandsteine
dative	einem	dem	Sandstein, Sandsteine¹	den	Sandsteinen
accusative	einen	den	Sandstein	die	Sandsteine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Sandberg, Sandhaufen, Sandstrand
Bernstein, Eckstein, Grenzstein, Kalkstein

Further reading

“Sandstein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Sandstein” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Sandstein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Sandstein” in Duden online

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