English Explanatory Dictionary

Stolperstein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of stolperstein.
noun
  1. A small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃtɒlpə(ɹ)ˌʃtaɪn/ /ˈstɒlpə(ɹ)ˌstaɪn/

Word forms

Stolperstein Stolpersteins Stolpersteine

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stolperstein (literally “stumbling block”), from stolpern (“to stumble”) + Stein (“stone”).

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