Gestein

From Middle High German gesteine, from Old High German gisteini, a collective formation equivalent to ge- +‎ Stein.

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯n/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Gestein n (strong, genitive Gesteines or Gesteins, plural Gesteine)

1. rock, mass of stone, especially as part of the crust of the earth

   Synonym: Fels

   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎^[1], number 35/2010, page 96:

     Viele Gewässer sind mit Quecksilber belastet, das die Goldsucher einsetzen, um das Metall vom Gestein zu lösen.

     Many waters are polluted with mercury, which is used by gold diggers to separate the metal from the rock.

• The plural refers to different kinds of rock.

• Edelgestein
• Mondgestein
• Urgestein

• “Gestein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Gestein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Gestein” in Duden online
• Gestein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de