kalk
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French calque (“a trace, copy”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kalk m inan
Declension edit
References edit
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- ^ "kalk" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Further reading edit
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
kalk c (singular definite kalken, not used in plural form)
- calcium carbonate
- Synonym of kalksten (“limestone”)
- slaked lime, limewater (acquous solution of calcium hydroxide)
- Synonym: læsket kalk (“hydrated lime”)
- quicklime
- Synonym: brændt kalk (“burned lime”)
- calcium
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kalk | kalken |
genitive | kalks | kalkens |
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
kalk c (singular definite kalken, plural indefinite kalke)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “kalk” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “kalk,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch calc, from Old Dutch *kalk, from Proto-West Germanic *kalk.
Noun edit
kalk m (uncountable)
- lime (mineral)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: kalk
- Negerhollands: kalk
- → Virgin Islands Creole: kalk (dated)
- → Indonesian: kalk
- → Japanese: カルキ (karuki)
- → Papiamentu: karkó, kalki
- → Sranan Tongo: karki
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
kalk
- inflection of kalken:
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kalk
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Latin calx, probably via Middle Low German.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kalk n (genitive singular kalks, no plural)
- lime, quicklime (calcium oxide)
- calcium (in food)
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- áburðarkalk
- brennt kalk (burnt lime, calcium oxide)
- kalk- (calc-, calci-, calco-)
- kalka (calcify)
- kalkað brjósk (calcified cartilage)
- kalkberandi (calciferous, calcigerous)
- kalkmyndandi (calciferous)
- kalkflagna- (psamm-, psammo-)
- kalkflögur (psammoma bodies)
- kalkhrörnun (calcareous degeneration)
- kalkhungur (calcifames)
- kalkipappír
- kalkkenndur (calcareous)
- kalkborinn (calcareous)
- kalkmiga (calcariuria)
- kalkmyndun (calcification)
- kalksteinn (chalk, limestone)
- kalkvatn (limewater)
- klórkalk (bleaching powder, chloride of lime)
- leskjað kalk (slaked lime)
- óleskjað kalk (unslaked lime)
Anagrams edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch kalk, from Middle Dutch calc, from Old Dutch *kalk, from Latin calx.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kalk (plural kalk-kalk, first-person possessive kalkku, second-person possessive kalkmu, third-person possessive kalknya)
- (mineralogy) lime.
- Synonym: kapur
Further reading edit
- “kalk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kashubian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kalk m inan
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “kalk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Lithuanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kálk
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin calx, via Middle Low German or German Low German.
Noun edit
kalk m (definite singular kalken)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin calix and Old Norse kalkr; compare with German Kelch.
Noun edit
kalk m (definite singular kalken, indefinite plural kalker, definite plural kalkene)
- a chalice
References edit
- “kalk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin calx, via Middle Low German or German Low German.
Noun edit
kalk m (definite singular kalken)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin calix and Old Norse kalkr.
Noun edit
kalk m (definite singular kalken, indefinite plural kalkar, definite plural kalkane)
- a chalice
References edit
- “kalk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *kalk.
Noun edit
kalk m
Declension edit
case | singular | plural |
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nominative | kalk | kalka |
accusative | kalk | kalka |
genitive | kalkes | kalko |
dative | kalke | kalkum |
instrumental | kalku | — |
Descendants edit
Old Saxon edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *kalk.
Noun edit
kalk m
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kalk | kalkos |
accusative | kalk | kalkos |
genitive | kalkes | kalkō |
dative | kalke | kalkum |
instrumental | — | — |
Descendants edit
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kalk
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kȁlk m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏лк)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Swedish kalker, from Middle Low German kalk, from Latin calx.
Noun edit
kalk c
- (uncountable) limestone
- (uncountable) lime, calcium oxide (kalciumoxid) or calcium hydroxide (kalciumhydroxid)
Declension edit
Declension of kalk | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | kalk | kalken | — | — |
Genitive | kalks | kalkens | — | — |
Derived terms edit
- bränd kalk (“quicklime”)
- kalkbrott (“limestone quarry”)
- kalkfärg
- kalkljus (“limelight”)
- kalksten
- kalkvatten
- släckt kalk (“slaked lime”)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Swedish kalker, from Latin calix (“cup, chalice”).
Noun edit
kalk c
Declension edit
Declension of kalk | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kalk | kalken | kalkar | kalkarna |
Genitive | kalks | kalkens | kalkars | kalkarnas |
References edit
Yir-Yoront edit
Noun edit
kalk (ergative kalkat)
- (Yirrk-Thangalkl) spear
Further reading edit
- Languages of Cape York: papers presented to the linguistic symposium, part B, held in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Biennial General Meeting, May, 1974 (published 1976)