Polyglot Dictionary

Feuerstein

/ˈfɔʏɐʃtaɪn/

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
die Feuersteine

Meaning

  1. flint

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A hard stone that produces sparks when struck against steel, traditionally used to start a fire before matches existed.

Practice

1 What does Feuerstein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Früher nutzte man einen ___, um Feuer zu machen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Feuerstein?

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