Kalkstein

See also: kalkstein

German

Etymology

Kalk +‎ Stein

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalkˌʃtaɪ̯n/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Kalkstein m (strong, genitive Kalksteines or Kalksteins, plural Kalksteine)

1. limestone

Declension

Declension of Kalkstein [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kalkstein	die	Kalksteine
genitive	eines	des	Kalksteines, Kalksteins	der	Kalksteine
dative	einem	dem	Kalkstein, Kalksteine1	den	Kalksteinen
accusative	einen	den	Kalkstein	die	Kalksteine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Kalkstein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kalkstein” in Duden online
• Kalkstein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de