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Stolperstein

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈʃtɒlpə(ɹ)ˌʃtaɪn/
  • /ˈstɒlpə(ɹ)ˌstaɪn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of stolperstein.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: snublesten — small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism
  • Dutch: stolperstein — small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism
  • Dutch: struikelsteen — small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism
  • Finnish: kompastuskivi — small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism
  • German: Stolperstein — small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism
  • Hebrew: שְׁטוֹלְפֶּרשְׁטַיין (shtolpershtáyn) — small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism
  • Hebrew: אֶבֶן נֶגֶף ('éven négef) — small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism
  • Hungarian: botlatókő — small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism
  • Italian: pietra d'inciampo — small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism
  • Norwegian: snublestein — small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism
  • Russian: ка́мень преткнове́ния (kámenʹ pretknovénija) — small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism
  • Ukrainian: ка́мінь спотика́ння (káminʹ spotykánnja) — small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism