kalksteinn

Icelandic

kalksteinn

Etymology

From kalk (“lime”) +‎ steinn (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰal̥kˌsteitn/

Noun

kalksteinn m (genitive singular kalksteins, nominative plural kalksteinar)

1. limestone (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments)

Declension

Declension of kalksteinn (masculine, based on steinn)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kalksteinn	kalksteinninn	kalksteinar	kalksteinarnir
accusative	kalkstein	kalksteininn	kalksteina	kalksteinana
dative	kalksteini	kalksteininum	kalksteinum	kalksteinunum
genitive	kalksteins	kalksteinsins	kalksteina	kalksteinanna