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Stephanus-Steinigen
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German
Alternative forms
de Stefanus-Steinigen
Etymology
de Stephanus Steinigen St. Stephen stoning (to death) (verb: de steinigen > verbal noun: de Steinigen)
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃtɛfanʊsˌʃtaɪ̯nɪɡən/
Noun
n.sg
de regional A popular custom, observed in some Catholic regions of Germany, including Westphalia, on St. Stephen's Day (December 26th), involving the ritualized consumption of Korn.
Declension
n.sg
Related terms
de Stein
de steinigen
de Steinigen
de Steinigung
de Steinigungsstrafe