Tein
das Tein (suffix usage)
German translations
- 01
tein
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine veraltete Bezeichnung für Grauwacke, ein Sedimentgestein.
- English meaning
- Greywacke
- German example
- Der Steinbruch lieferte Graw für den Straßenbau.
- English example
- The quarry provided greywacke for road construction.
- Comparative
- grawerSuperlative: am grawesten
Related words
- Zinn, Tein
tein
- Zinn
tein
- petrogenetisch
Petrogenetic
- Liechtensteiner
Liechtensteiner
- Schlange
Snake, Queue
- Mineral
Mineral
- Magma
Magma
- Abakus
Abacus
- Albumin
Albumin
- Alchemist
An alchemist is a person who seeks to transform base metals into gold or find a universal elixir.
- Collier
Necklace
- Flint
Flint
- Infix
Infix
- Leim
Glue
- Steinschleuder
Slingshot
- Macron
Macron
- Minute
Minute
- Patina
Patina
- Party
Party
- Peso
The Peso is the currency of several Latin American countries and the Philippines.
- Rauch
Smoke
- Rumba
Rumba
- Smaragd
emerald
- Statue
Statue
- Bundeslade
The Ark of the Covenant is a sacred chest in the Old Testament that contained the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments and was considered a sign of God's presence.
- Schleifstein
Whetstone
- Stunde
Hour
- Plattbauchspinne
A ground spider is a spider from the family Gnaphosidae, characterized by its flat, broad abdomen.
- Haubennetzspinne
Hackledmesh weaver
- Lava
Lava is molten rock that erupts onto the Earth's surface during a volcanic eruption.
- Adapter
adapter
- Karst
Karst
- Karst
Karst
- Meißel
Chisel
- Bernstein
Amber
- Grat
Edge
- Kachel
Tile
- Steinbock
Ibex, Capricorn
- Kette
Chain
- Kiel
Kiel; Keel
- Kiel
Kiel; Keel
- Konjunktion
Conjunction
- Steinbruch
Quarry
- Katapult
Catapult
- Tamarinde
Tamarind
- Kilometerstein
A stone that indicates the distance in kilometers to a certain place.
- Meilenstein
milestone
- Grabstein
A Grabstein is a stone placed on a grave to commemorate the deceased person.
- silikathaltig
Siliceous means containing silicates.
Example sentences with “Tein”
The suffix -tein is common. (Das Suffix -tein ist gebräuchlich.)
Frequently asked questions
How is 'tein' used in German?
It is mostly seen as part of chemical suffixes (e.g., Protein).