Runenstein

German

Etymology

    From Rune (“rune”) +‎ -n- +‎ Stein (“stone”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈʁuːnənˌʃtaɪ̯n]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Ru‧nen‧stein

    Noun

    Runenstein m (strong, genitive Runensteins or Runensteines, plural Runensteine)

    1. (archaeology) runestone (stone with a runic inscription)

    Declension

    Declension of Runenstein [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Runenstein die Runensteine
    genitive eines des Runensteins, Runensteines der Runensteine
    dative einem dem Runenstein, Runensteine1 den Runensteinen
    accusative einen den Runenstein die Runensteine

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Further reading

    • “Runenstein” in Duden online
    • “Runenstein”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Runenstein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon