steinalt

German

Etymology

Stein +‎ alt, literally “stone-old”, later reanalyzed as stein- (“very-”) +‎ alt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaɪ̯nʔalt/
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Adjective

steinalt (strong nominative masculine singular steinalter, not comparable)

  1. ancient
    • 1911, Lily Braun, Memoiren einer Sozialistin [Memoirs of a Socialist]‎, Kampfjahre, München: Albert Langen:
      Sie hätten nur sehen sollen, wie tapfer die Frauen, vom kleinen Mädchen bis zum steinalten Mütterchen, ihren Vätern und Söhnen zur Seite standen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Further reading
  • “steinalt” in Duden online
  • “steinalt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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