Feuerstein
German, noun/ˈfɔʏ̯ɐˌʃtaɪ̯n/
Feuerstein is spelled F-E-U-E-R-S-T-E-I-N (10 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 39,278th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Feuerstein is a German masculine noun meaning “flint, chert” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gestein, das vor allem in der Steinzeit zur Herstellung von Werkzeugen und zur Erzeugung von Feuer diente”.
What does Feuerstein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineflint, chert
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gestein, das vor allem in der Steinzeit zur Herstellung von Werkzeugen und zur Erzeugung von Feuer diente 2. Legierung aus Cer und Eisen zum Erzeugen von Feuer
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Feuerstein
- Feuersteines genitive
- Feuersteins genitive
- Feuersteine plural
- Feuersteinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Feuerstein?
- /ˈfɔʏ̯ɐˌʃtaɪ̯n/
- [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Feuerstein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Feuerstein in German?
Feuerstein appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).