stalactite

English

Wikipedia

Group of stalactites in Brazil.

Etymology

From New Latin stalactites, from Ancient Greek σταλακτός (stalaktos, “dripping”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /stəˈlæktaɪt/

Noun

stalactite (plural stalactites)

1. (geology) A mineral deposit of calcium carbonate, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.

Translations

mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave

• Armenian: շթաքար (hy) (štʿakʿar)
• Catalan: estalactita (ca) f, caramell (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鐘乳石 (cmn), 钟乳石 (cmn) (zhōngrǔshí)

• Esperanto: stalaktito (eo)
• Finnish: tippukivipuikko (fi)
• French: stalactite (fr) m

• German: Stalaktit (de) m
• Hebrew: נטיף (he) (netif) m
• Japanese: 鍾乳石 (ja) (しょうにゅうせき, shōnyūseki)
• Russian: сталактит (ru) (stalaktít) m
• Spanish: estalactita (es) f
• Turkish: sarkıt (tr), damla taş (tr), stalaktit (tr)
• Vietnamese: thạch nhũ (vi)

Related terms

• stalagmite