# der Backstein

der Backstein is a German noun meaning “brick”. Forms: des Backsteins, die Backsteine.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Backsteins
- Plural: die Backsteine

## In other languages

- Русский: кирпич
- Українська: цегла

## Meanings

1. brick (block made of burnt clay)
2. one of the lawbooks published with red covers by the C. H. Beck publisher and admitted for examinations
3. brick; clinker
   - Die Backsteine werden Anfang Juni geliefert.

## Examples

- Einen Backstein werfen, um einen Jadestein zu erlangen. — Throw a sprat to catch a whale.
- Wo kann ich Backsteine kaufen? — Where can I buy bricks?
- Unser Kamin ist aus Backsteinen gemacht. — Our chimney is made of bricks.

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