Eckstein

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Eckstein.

Proper noun

Eckstein (plural Ecksteins)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Eckstein is the 7211st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4628 individuals. Eckstein is most common among White (93.5%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Ecke (“corner”) +‎ Stein (“-stone”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛkˌʃtaɪ̯n/
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Noun

Eckstein m (strong, genitive Ecksteines or Ecksteins, plural Ecksteine)

  1. cornerstone (literal and figurative, but for the latter more often Eckpfeiler)
  2. (Southern German, card games) diamond
    • 1841, Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer, Vier Könige. Bilder aus dem Soldatenleben, in F. W. Hackländers Werke, vol. 6, Adolph Krabbe (publ., 1855), page 58.
      Einer meiner Bekannten zog eine Karte; ich glaube, es war Eckstein Sieben, lud sie in das Gewehr und drückte ab.
      One of my friends drew a card; I think it was seven of diamonds, put it in the rifle and pulled the trigger.
    Synonym: Karo

Declension
Declension of Eckstein [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Eckstein die Ecksteine
genitive eines des Ecksteines, Ecksteins der Ecksteine
dative einem dem Eckstein, Ecksteine1 den Ecksteinen
accusative einen den Eckstein die Ecksteine

1Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

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

  1. a surname

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Eckstein.

Proper noun

Eckstein m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German
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