Meitner

See also: meitner

English

Etymology

From German Meitner.

Pronunciation

enPR: mīt′nər
(Received Pronunciation, New Zealand, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪt.nə/
(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪt.nɐ/, /ˈmaɪt.na/

(Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌi̯t.nə/, /ˈməi̯t.nə/
(General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪt.nəɹ/
(Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌɪt.nəɹ/
(Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑet.nə/
(India) IPA^(key): /ˈmajʈ.nəʳ/
Rhymes: -aɪtnə(ɹ)
Hyphenation: Meit‧ner

Proper noun

Meitner

A surname from German.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Meinert, termine, Minteer

German

Etymology

After family names became required, Lise Meitner's great-great-grandfather took the surname "Meietheiner" (Meiethein (a village now known as Majetín) +‎ -er) in the late 18th century. It is an indication that the family had lived in it a long time. The surname eventually shortened to "Meitheiner", "Meithner", "Meitner".^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪt.nɐ/
Rhymes: -aɪtnɐ
Hyphenation: Meit‧ner

Proper noun

Meitner m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Meitners or (with an article) Meitner, feminine genitive Meitner, plural Meitners or Meitner)

a surname

Declension

Declension of *Meitner* [masculine // feminine, surname]
	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Meitner	(eine)	(die)	Meitner	(die)	Meitners, Meitner
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Meitners, Meitner¹	(einer)	(der)	Meitner	(der)	Meitners, Meitner
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Meitner	(einer)	(der)	Meitner	(den)	Meitners, Meitner
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Meitner	(eine)	(die)	Meitner	(die)	Meitners, Meitner

¹With an article.

References

^ Sime, Ruth Lewin (1996), “Chapter 1: Girlhood in Vienna”, in Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics, Berkeley; Los Angeles, California; London, England: University of California Press, →ISBN: “Among Kaiser Josef’s administrative reforms was the requirement of a family name. Lise’s great-great-grandfather took the name Meietheiner, an indication that the family had lived in the village a long time; the name eventually shortened to Meitheiner, Meithner, Meitner.”

[1] Sime, Ruth Lewin (1996), “Chapter 1: Girlhood in Vienna”, in Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics, Berkeley; Los Angeles, California; London, England: University of California Press, →ISBN: “Among Kaiser Josef’s administrative reforms was the requirement of a family name. Lise’s great-great-grandfather took the name Meietheiner, an indication that the family had lived in the village a long time; the name eventually shortened to Meitheiner, Meithner, Meitner.”

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