Wetzstein
German, noun[ˈvɛt͡sˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Wetzstein is a German masculine noun meaning “sharpening stone, whetstone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus mineralischen Bestandteilen zusammengesetzter flacher Stein zum Schleifen und Schärfen von Werkzeugen”.
What does Wetzstein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesharpening stone, whetstone
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aus mineralischen Bestandteilen zusammengesetzter flacher Stein zum Schleifen und Schärfen von Werkzeugen
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 Wetzstein
- Wetzsteines genitive
- Wetzsteins genitive
- Wetzsteine plural
- Wetzsteinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wetzstein?
- [ˈvɛt͡sˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wetzstein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wetzstein in German?
Wetzstein appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).