Polyglot Dictionary

Bernstein

/ˈbɛʁnˌʃtaɪ̯n/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Bernsteine

Meaning

  1. amber

    Built from bern- (burn) + Stein (stone).

    • Sie trägt eine Kette aus Bernstein.

      She wears an amber necklace.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • bern- burn
  • Stein stone

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ámbar

ámbar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "amber."

Practice

1 What does Bernstein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie trägt eine Kette aus ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bernstein?

nouncompound

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