Breitenstein
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from German Breitenstein.
Proper noun
Breitenstein (plural Breitensteins)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Breitenstein is the 19834th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1355 individuals. Breitenstein is most common among White (94.61%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Breitenstein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 222.
German
Etymology
By surface analysis, breit + -en- + Stein.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʁaɪ̯tn̩ˌʃtaɪn/
- Hyphenation: Brei‧ten‧stein
Proper noun
Breitenstein n (proper noun, genitive Breitensteins or (optionally with an article) Breitenstein)
Declension
Declension of Breitenstein [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Derived terms
Related terms
- Breitenau, Breitenbach, Breitenberg, Breitenborn
- Arnstein, Ehrenbreitstein, Reichenstein
Proper noun
Breitenstein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Breitensteins or (with an article) Breitenstein, feminine genitive Breitenstein, plural Breitensteins)
- a German surname
Declension
Declension of Breitenstein [masculine // feminine, surname]
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Breitenstein | (eine) | (die) | Breitenstein | (die) | Breitensteins |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Breitensteins, Breitenstein1 | (einer) | (der) | Breitenstein | (der) | Breitensteins |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Breitenstein | (einer) | (der) | Breitenstein | (den) | Breitensteins |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Breitenstein | (eine) | (die) | Breitenstein | (die) | Breitensteins |
1With an article.
Related terms
- Breytenbach, Breitenbach, Breidenstein
- Arnstein, Einstein, Reichenstein