cornerstone

Etymology
From ; equivalent to. The figurative sense in part after, quoted several times in the New Testament.

Noun

 * 1) A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
 * 2) Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
 * 3)  That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.
 * 1)  That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.
 * 1)  That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: nárožní kámen
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: angulŝtono
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Italian: pietra angolare, pietra d'angolo
 * Japanese:
 * Middle English: corner ston
 * Ottoman Turkish: كوشه طاشی
 * Persian:, , سنگ پی
 * Plautdietsch: Akjsteen
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: panulukang-bato
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: нарі́жний ка́мінь


 * Arabic: حجر أساس
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: základní kámen
 * Danish: grundsten
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: nurgakivi
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian: pietra angolare
 * Japanese:
 * Kannada:
 * Lithuanian: kertinis akmuo
 * Luxembourgish: Grondsteen
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: hjørnestein
 * Occitan: pèira angulara
 * Ottoman Turkish: كوشه طاشی
 * Plautdietsch: Akjsteen
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: primeira pedra, pedra angular
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, primera piedra
 * Tagalog: batong-panulukan
 * Ukrainian: нарі́жний ка́мінь
 * Vietnamese: viên đá đầu tiên
 * West Frisian: earste stien


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto: angulŝtono
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: ;
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: hjørnestein
 * Persian: سنگ‌بنا
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: fundamento
 * Tagalog: panulukang-bato
 * Ukrainian: нарі́жний ка́мінь