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Stolperstein

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Noun

der Stolperstein

Pronunciation: /ˈʃtɔlpɐˌʃtaɪ̯n/

pitfall, obstacle, hindrance, stumbling block

The German noun Stolperstein means pitfall, obstacle, hindrance, stumbling block in English.

C2 rank #11,733 plural Stolpersteine

All meanings of Stolperstein

Noun
  1. pitfall, obstacle, hindrance, stumbling block
  2. stumbling block (raised or uneven stone or paving slab over which someone could stumble)
  3. stolperstein (small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism)

Stolperstein in a German sentence

Die fehlende Genehmigung wurde zum größten Stolperstein des Projekts.

The missing permit became the project's biggest obstacle.

Forms of Stolperstein

singular der Stolperstein
plural die Stolpersteine

Stolperstein in the four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Stolperstein
Accusativeden Stolperstein
Dativedem Stolperstein
Genitivedes Stolpersteins

Plural

Nominativedie Stolpersteine
Accusativedie Stolpersteine
Dativeden Stolpersteinen
Genitiveder Stolpersteine