Eckstein

English

Proper noun

Eckstein (plural Ecksteins)

  1. A surname​.

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛkˌʃtaɪ̯n/
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Noun

Eckstein m (genitive Ecksteines or Ecksteins, plural Ecksteine)

  1. cornerstone
  2. (southern Germany, 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.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    Synonym: Karo

Declension
Declension of Eckstein
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 uncommon, see notes
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