Kalk

See also: kalk

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German kalk, from Latin calx (“limestone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kalk/
  • Rhymes: -alk
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Kalk m (genitive Kalkes, plural Kalke)

  1. lime (general term for inorganic materials containing calcium)
  2. limescale, scale (calcium deposit)
  3. (Geology) chalk
  4. limestone (calcium rock)

Declension
Declension of Kalk
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kalk die Kalke
genitive eines des Kalkes,
Kalks		 der Kalke
dative einem dem Kalk,
Kalke1		 den Kalken
accusative einen den Kalk die Kalke
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms
  • (calcium deposit): Kalkablagerung
  • (calcium rock): Kalkstein

Further reading
  • Kalk in Duden online
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