Federweiß

See also: Federweiss

German

Federweiß (steatite).

Federweiß (halotrichite).

Alternative forms

• Federweiss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

Feder (“feather”) +‎ weiß (“white”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeːdəʁˌvaɪ̯s/, [ˈfeːdɐˌvaɪ̯s]

Noun

Federweiß n (strong, genitive Federweißes, no plural)

1. (mineralogy) French chalk (type of steatite, used to mark cloth and as a lubricant in shoes, gloves etc.)

   Synonyms: Talk, Talkum

2. (mineralogy) halotrichite (feather alum)

   Synonyms: Halotrichit, Federalaun, Eisenalaun, Bergbutter

Declension

Declension of Federweiß [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Federweiß
genitive	eines	des	Federweißes
dative	einem	dem	Federweiß, Federweiße1
accusative	ein	das	Federweiß

¹Now rare, see notes.

See also

• Speckstein

Further reading

• “Federweiß” in Duden online