# der Prüfstein

der Prüfstein is a German noun meaning “touchstone”. Forms: des Prüfsteines, die Prüfsteine.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Prüfsteines
- Plural: die Prüfsteine

## In other languages

- Русский: техн. пробирный камень

## Meanings

1. touchstone

## Examples

- Lobe niemanden, bevor du ihn sprechen hörst, denn das ist der Prüfstein der Menschen. — Do not praise anyone before you hear him speak, for that is the touchstone of human beings.

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