Schornstein

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German schor(n)stein, Old High German scorrenstein. The first element is from schore (“support”), related to the root of scheren (“to cut”); the second element is from Stein (“stone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯n/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯n === Noun === Schornstein m (strong, genitive Schornsteines or Schornsteins, plural Schornsteine) chimney Synonyms: (regional) Kamin, Rauchfang (Austria), Esse ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “Schornstein”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Schornstein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Schornstein” in Duden online